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VOL. XIV �
JUNE, 1927 �
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3n5truction ;Department 
Special Appointments for the Month of June 
Home Missionary Day �
 June 4 
Thirteenth Sabbath Offering �
 June 25 
Following the Pattern 
WHEN God was about to establish a definite line of gospel 
service on earth, to organize a movement of which He was to 
be the recognized Leader, He took time to instruct His chosen 
human leader as to what he was to do, and this instruction 
included not only the great features of this spiritual gospel 
service, but also the minutest details. Not only were the exact 
measurements of the sanctuary given, but careful instruction 
included every fixture pertaining to it, down to the smallest 
instrument used about the altar. And to impress His servant 
Moses still further, God said to him as he turned to go down to 
the camp, "Look that thou make them after their pattern, which 
was showed thee in the mount." Ex. 25: 40. 
Christ Taught His Disciples How to Labor for the People 
When Jesus came to re-establish His gospel work on earth, 
of which the tabernacle services were a type, He, too, gave His 
disciples explicit instruction as to how they were to go about 
their work. They were not left to choose their own methods, 
some to labor in one fashion, some another. General principles 
were laid down, as well as explicit instruction given, incorporat-
ing the very methods Jesus Himself had demonstrated to be 
successful while with them. He said, 
" As ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at 
hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast 
out devils: freely ye have received, freely give." Matt. 10: 7, 8. 
Preaching and healing were to be combined. The disciples 
were commissioned to preach deliverance from sin and relief 
from disease. 
"They went forth [two and two], and preached everywhere, 
the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs 
following." Mark 16: 20. 
" The work of the disciples was to spread a knowledge of the 
gospel. To them was committed the work of proclaiming to all 
the world the good news that Christ brought to men. That work 
they accomplished for the people of their time. To every nation 
under heaven the gospel was carried in a single generation."—
"The Ministry of Healing," p. 141. 
They followed the pattern showed them in the mount. They 
went forth, amid ,great opposition, with a definite -heaven-ap-
pointed mission, hilly conscious that the promised Presence 
of the powerful Christ was with' them. The Acts of the Apos- 
tles tells the story. Everywhere the wonderful life, death, and 
resurrection of the Christ of Nazareth was made known, and 
they forgot not their appointed ministry to the sick. 
"Believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both 
of men and women. Insomuch that they brought forth the 
sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, . . . 
and they were healed every one." Acts 5: 14-16. 
The Same Pattern Given Seventh-day Adventists 
It has pleased the Lord in these last days, in committing to 
His people the finishing work of the gospel in all the earth, to 
give afresh this same pattern, this ideal method of labor, of 
approach among the people everywhere. And how significant 
it is that in all this wonderful instruction, this counsel given 
His people as to how they are to labor, again preaching 
and teaching and healing are combined—are to go hand in 
hand. Space permits citing only a few of the many, many ad-
monitions of the Spirit upon this fundamental principle of 
labor, this united ministry of healing for the body and healing 
for the soul. 
"Whether in foreign missions or in the home field, all mis-
sionaries, both men and women, will gain much more ready 
access to the people, and will find their usefulness greatly in-
creased, if they are able to minister to the sick. . . All gos-
pel workers should know how to give the simple treatments that 
do so much to relieve pain and remove disease."—" The Ministry 
of Healing," pp. 145, 146. 
" Those who are receiving instruction in medical missionary 
lines should be led to realize that their education is to fit them 
to do better work in connection with the ministers of God. 
You are to remember, my brother, that the Lord has a people 
upon the earth whom He respects. . . Medical missionary 
work is not to take men from the ministry, but is to place men 
in the field, better qualified to minister because of their knowl-
edge of medical missionary work. Young men should receive 
an education in medical missionary lines, and should then go 
forth to connect with the ministers. They should not be influ-
enced to give themselves exclusively to the work of rescuing the 
fallen and degraded."—" Testimonies," Vol. VIII, p. 158. 
"Medical missionary work is in no ease to be divorced from 
the gospel ministry. The Lord has specified that the two shall 
be as closely connected as the arm is with the body. Without 
this union neither part of the work is complete. The medical 
missionary work is the gospel in illustration."— Id., Vol. VI, 
pp. 240, $341. 
" God did not design that the medical missionary work should 
eclipse the work of the third angel's message. The arm is not 
to become the body. The third angel's message is the gospel 
message for these last days, and in no case is it to be over-
shadowed by other interests and made to appear an unessential 
consideration. When in our institutions anything is placed 
above the third angel's message, the gospel is not there the 
great leading power. The cross is the center of all religious 
institutions. These institutions are to be under the control of 
the Spirit of God: in no institution is any one man to be the 
sole head. The divine mind has men for every place."— Id., 
page 241. 
"In the work of the gospel the Lord uses different instru-
mentalities, and nothing is to be allowed to separate these in-
strumentalities. Never should a sanitarium' be established as 
an enterprise independent of the church. Our physicians are 
to unite with the work of the ministers of the gospel. Through 
their labors souls are to be saved, that the name of God may 
be magnified."— Id., p. 240. 
This is the pattern shown us in the mount. There can be 
no misunderstanding in this instruction, it is so plain, so simple, 
yet withal so definite and comprehensive. It bears the imprint 
of the divine Master—He who sent forth workers into His 
vineyard nineteen hundred years ago. It was a double ministry 
then of teaching and healing. It is to be the same today. 
Christ's manifest presence of converting, healing power went 
with the disciples of old as they followed His instruction then. 
And it is a very significant and noteworthy feature that in the 
gospel ministry put forth both in mission lands and in home 
fields where this combined ministry of teaching and healing has 
gone hand in hand, our most wonderful achievements for God 
are seen. 
Take, for example, the wonderful work about Lake Titicaca, 
among the Inca Indians, as, an illustration. And there are 
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other places, as well, in our island mission fields which might 
be mentioned, where wonderful fruitage is seen in soul har-
vests when the combined medical-missionary feature has been 
the fundamental method of service. 
It is encouraging to note also that here in the homeland 
there is of late a tendency toward putting into actual practice 
these divine principles shown us in the mount. And why should 
it not be so? Why should there not be in waiting for our young 
men qualifying as physicians at our medical school, a place of 
service with our gospel workers, either in foreign fields or in 
the conferences here at home? Every such happy union would in-
crease the usefulness of the workers, both evangelistic and 
medical, shall we say in the ratio as the Scriptures put it, one 
shall " chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight "? 
Anyway; we believe one thing is certain, and that is that our 
wicked foe recognizes what this union would mean to his cause, 
and very artfully seeks to bring about as many such separa-
tions as possible, and to keep them effective as long as pos-
sible. " What therefore God hath joined together, let not man 
put asunder." Matt. 19: 6. Let us study and follow the divine 
pattern for service given us in the mount. 
Progress or Stagnation 
WITH the tremendous program that Seventh-day Adventists 
are carrying today, and the constant effort required to keep the 
orgaidzed movement in operation, our workers at times may 
think there is not the opportunity for soul-winning work that 
they might wish for, but we believe this is a mistaken idea. 
, Careful observation during years of travel and labor through-
out the home field has convinced me that there are many workers 
whose labor is confined largely to the work they do on the 
Sabbath as they meet with the churches under their charge, and 
visit, more or less, in the homes of the various members during 
the week, but who are not doing much real aggressive work in 
bringing others into the fold. 
I have visited church after church where the pastor was not 
even holding Sunday night services for the public. As a rule 
our workers are loaded heavily, owing to the fact that the 
work in foreign lands is making a heavy draft upon the avail-
able talent in the home field, and our ministers must necessarily 
carry a heavier burden than they otherwise would. 
Under these circumstances the questions naturally arise in 
the mind of the worker thus loaded down with local church 
problems, financial campaigns, etc., Shall I confine my entire 
effort to the churches already established, by endeavoring to 
organize and lead them in active missionary work? or shall I 
take time to reach out and start new centers? 
I can speak from experience, as I was recently placed in 
charge of eight churches, surely not a light load. If I had 
been content to spend all my time with these churches, I could 
have been fully occupied; but there were a number of towns in 
this large district where the truth had never been preached, 
and I felt that they must be warned. 
Accordingly one was singled out where it seemed, after care-
ful consideration, there was a providential opening. By the 
help of God, a company was raised up in this new center, and 
the effort was the means of encouragement to a number of 
isolated members living some distance away who came in to 
help. Two of these had been in the truth for twenty years, 
and had heard only three sermons and attended one camp meet-
ing in all that time. One couple who had been living the truth 
all alone in a near-by town accepted the responsibility of 
-leadership in this newly organized company, and are carrying 
this work very acceptably. 
Sevpral churches at a distance of from twenty to thirty 
miles joined in helping to make the effort a success. In one or 
two, instances there seemed to be a decided transformation in 
some who had been brooding over little local church and con-
ference difficulties, to their own spiritual loss. But when they 
came to lend a helping hand in behalf of the unsaved, it seemed 
to put new life into their own experience. Altogether this 
experience was a grand success. 
I am reminded of an interesting experience which one of 
our misgonaries had some years ago. He was traveling in a 
tropical country, and stopped to watch a native who was load- 
ing stone by the roadside. When he had what he thought was 
a sufficient load, he climbed into his two-wheeled cart, spoke 
to his mule, but the load remained unmoved. Then he climbed 
down again. The missionary thought he intended to throw off 
a portion of the load, but instead he went t9 the side of the 
road, picked up a large bowlder, placed it in an apparatus on the 
back of the cart prepared for this purpose, and made another 
effort to start the mule. This time the load went forward 
without difficulty. During the first attempt the load had been 
galling the poor animal's back, but when the extra stone was 
attached to the rear, the load was evenly balanced and the 
galling pressure removed, enabling the mule to pull its load 
with perfect ease. 
In like manner I believe that where a minister is lntrdened 
with unpleasant church difficulties, his burden will be lightened 
and the church will experience greater progress if he will attach 
another stone at the other end of the load, by undertaking 
aggressive efforts to reach, with the message, others in some 
new center who- have not yet heard. �E. R. NUMBERS. 
Mansfield, Pa. 
The Devil's Way, Man's Way, and God's Way 
THE devil's way is to return evil for evil; . man oftentimes 
renders good for good, which is, of course, commendable; but 
God's way is the best, for He renders good for evil. The first 
way is satanic, the second is human, but the last is divine. To 
be like God is the longing of every true Christian. To this 
end, selfishness and greed and the love of the world must con-
stantly be combated, that the spiritual nature may have con-
trol. Thus we are like God. "God so loved the world that 
He gave." To be like Him we also must give; but more, giving 
has a direct relationship to the eradication of the selfish life 
and greed. The plan of tithes and offerings is a divine plan, 
and means more than supplying the cause with means. 
Said Dr. Alexander MacLaren • "Giving is essential to the 
completeness of Christian character. It is the crowning grace, 
because it is the practical manifestation of the highest ex-
cellences." , God never asks anything of us that is not for our 
good. Covetousness is placed in the black list in the Bible, but 
is a popular sin among many professed children of God. Giving 
as God plans 'for us, saves us from the blight and curse of covet-
ousness. God does not ask for our money because He is a 
pauper, but that by giving we may be like Him in character. 
If we become like Him, we must give as He does. Remember, it 
was God's people once, and many times since, who worshiped 
the golden calf. Every Christian needs the spiritual correction 
which is found in paying tithes and offerings. God has insti-
tuted offerings to foreign missions to mean a great spiritual 
benefit to His people. God help us to do our best. 
"And is our best too much? 0 friends, let us remember 
How once our Lord poured out His soul for us, 
And in the prime of His mysterious manhood 
Gave up His precious life upon the cross. 
The Lord of lords, by whom the worlds were made, 
Through bitter grief and tears, gave us the best He had." 
J. E. FULTON. 
Prayer 
PRAYER is the swiftest cable known, 
And longest, reaching to God's throne. 
It is a flame of heaven-born light 
To flash a clear way to our sight. 
Prayer is the Christian's telescope 
To scan the star-strewn sky of hope. 
It is the prism through which we view 
God's color scheme for me and you. 
Prayer is the lever for each hour, 
To move the arm of mighty Power. 
The drafts for all this wealth we take 
Bear e'er this seal, "For Jesus' sake." 
How oft we lose, unarmed by prayer! 
No battle wanes when God is there. 
—Worthie Harris Holden. 
IT has been said of the world's history hitherto that "might 
makes right." It is for us and for our time to reverse the 
maxim, and to say that right makes might—Lincoln. 
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SOWING FOR A HARVEST 
Suggestive Program for Church Missionary 
Service 
(Sabbath, June 4) 
OPENING SONG: "Make Me a Blessing To-day," No. 500 in 
" Christ in Song." 
Prayer. 
Church Missionary Secretary's Report. 
Gathering of Individual Missionary Reports and Offerings for 
Missionary Work. 
Song: " Will There Be Any Stars? " No. 552 in " Christ in 
Song." 
Bible Study "Following in the Missionary Steps of Jesus." 
Talk: "Sowing for a Harvest." 
Local Experiences in Missionary Endeavor. 
Closing Song: " Who Will Volunteer? " No. 512 in " Christ in 
Song." 
Benediction. 
Note to Elders and Leaders 
If there is one time in the year when the missionary program 
of the church is apt to lag, it is during the summer months, 
when the " vacation " thought is uppermost in the minds of so 
many people. But there should be no "vacation" in church 
missionary endeavor. There is none in the efforts of the one 
who is seeking to lead the inhabitants of this world to ruin. 
Should our activity be less zealous? At this time take note of 
the progress of your missionary endeavor. Ask yourself these 
questions: 
1. What is the missionary program in our church for the 
summer months? 
2. Have we laid definite plans for its successful accomplish-
ment? 
3. Is there any part of this program which needs special at-
tention to keep it "going strong" during the summer months? 
Check up. Then do whatever is necessary to keep the church 
members at work during the season when they might other-
wise lag. 
The relating of experiences in missionary work, soul-winning 
experiences if possible, will add muck interest to this program. 
And one thing more: Vary the program to suit your local need. 
This is your privilege and will bring the best results. 
HOME MISSIONARY DEPARTMENT. 
Following in the Missionary Steps of Jesus 
Ten Questions Answered by the Bible 
ADLAI A. ESTES 
1. Question.-Why did Jesus Christ come into the world? 
Answer.- To save sinners. 1 Tim. 1: 15. 
2. Ques.- What mind should be in us? 
Ans.-The mind of Jesus. Phil. 2: 5-7. 
3. Ques.- Why should we have the mind of Jesus? 
Ans.-Because Jesus is our perfect pattern in everything. 
1 Peter 2:21. 
4. Ques.-What was the example of Jesus? 
Ans.-He sought and saved the lost. Luke 19: 10. 
5. Ques.-How many were lost? 
Ans.-All were lost. Rom. 3: 10-12. 
6. Ques.-How much did God love this lost world of sinners? 
Ans.-He gave His best. John 3: 16. That they might be-
lieve, they must hear. Rom. 10: 13-15. 
7. OW.- How much should we love others? 
Ans.-We ought to give our lives for them. 1 John 3: 16. 
8. ,Ques.- How does God want us to "lay down our lives 
for the brethren"? 
Ans.-He wants us to sacrifice our time, our talents, our 
lives, our all to Him, and live lives of service. Rom. 12: 1. 
9. Ques.- How are we to serve? 
Ans.-, Serve as Jesus served, by going out into a cold, dark 
world to find the lost. John 17: 18. 
10. Ques.- What will be our reward if we faithfully serve 
God? 
Ans.-With joy we will hear Him pronounce us faithful 
servants,•and extend the most beautiful of invitations; "Enter 
thou into the joy* thy Lord." Matt. 25: 23. 
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Sowing for-a Harvest 
" tuttim: Behold, there went out a sower to saw." Mark 
4:3. This is a wonderfully expressive text. This worker 
was a " sower." His business was sowing, and he did it faithfully 
and well. Mark you, he did not sow merely for the sake of 
sowing; his sowing looked forward to the time of harvest. 
Only a harvest time could justify all the time, labor, and ex-
pense of the sowing time. But there can be no harvest without 
first the toil, attendant upon the sowing of the seed. 
The Lord of earth's spiritual harvest made good use of this 
important phase of tillage of the soil to emphasize the growth 
of the kingdom. The seed was indeed " good seed," but it was 
sown in all kinds of soil. 
" The sowers of the seed have a work to do in preparing 
hearts to receive the gospel. In the ministry of the word there 
is too much sermonizing, and too little of real heart-to-heart 
work. There is need -of personal labor for the souls of the lost. 
In Christian sympathy we should come close to men individually, 
and seek to awaken their interest in the great things of eternal 
life. Their hearts may be as hard as the beaten highway, and 
apparently it may be a useless- effort to present the Saviour 
to them; but while logic may fail to move, and argument be 
powerless to convince,. the love of Christ, revealed in personal 
ministry, may soften the stony heart, so that the seed of truth 
can take root."-" Christ's Object Lessons," p. 57. 
On the part of the sower success depends entirely upon the 
proper preparation of the soil. No matter how favorable the 
season, there can be no bountiful harvest if a spirit of sloth-
fulness has given to seed an unfavorable opportunity for healthy 
growth. 
" So the sowers have something to do that the seed may 
not be choked with thorns or perish because of shallowness of 
soil. At the very outset of the Christian life every believer 
should be taught its foundation principles. He should be taught 
that he is not merely to be saved by Christ's sacrifice, but that 
he is to make the life of Christ his life and the character of 
Christ his diameter. Let all be taught that they are to bear 
burdens and to deny natural inclination. . . . Let them taste 
the joy of winning souls for Him. In their love and interest 
for the lost, they will lose sight of self."- Id., pp. 57, 58. 
Every believer is to be a seed sower. When the Saviour left 
the world, He gave to "every man his work." Mark 13: 34. 
" When Jesus ascended to heaven, He committed His work 
on earth to those who had received the light of the gospel. 
They were to carry the work forward to completion. He has 
provided no other agency for the promulgation of His truth." 
-"Historical Sketches," p. 288. 
If the love of the Saviour is in our hearts, we shall be glad 
of every opportunity that offers to sow the good seed of the 
kingdom. No slothfulness or neglect of these heaven-sent priv-
ileges will be seen in our lives. 
"Love to Jesus will be manifested in a desire to work as He 
worked, for the blessing and uplifting of humanity. It will 
lead to love, tenderness, and sympathy toward all the creatures 
of our heavenly Father's care.'-`Steps to Christ," p. se. 
But we are not to sow in vain. God's purpose includes a 
glorious harvest from the seed sowing. " He that goeth forth 
and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again 
with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him." Ps. 126: 6. In 
this promise is indicated the diligence of the successful sower. 
With great earnestness the seed sowing is to be accomplished. 
No part of the work is to be slighted, and then the goodly 
harvest will be assured. " They that sow in tears shall reap 
in joy." 
Too often we shall be tempted to decide that our particular 
field of missionary opportunity is so barren that it would be 
but labor in vain to sow good seed in such unpromising soil. 
But, again the voice of inspiration comes, saying: "in the 
morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine 
hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this 
or that, or whether they both shall be alike good." Heel. 11: 6. 
The following extracts from a personal testimony of a suc-
cessful worker may encourage many to be more faithful in 
scattering the seeds of truth: 
"It happened that while in Shanghai I found the truth. I 
was a petty officer at, the time, and was assisting the officer 
of the day to carry, out the ship's routine that day. We had 
been having a great deal of trouble keeping off the ship the bum 
boat ', Men, the-venders of wares, Laundrymen, and every other 
class imaginable. I had great difficulty in keeping the 
Chinese off .the ship. In order that , none should steal my 
binoculars and notebooks and the ship's log, I put these things 
into a ventilator that was over the engine room. Tucked away 
back under the elbow of it, the things were pretty sure not to be 
discovered. After driving away the Chinese, I went by the 
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ventilator and took out my things. I reached down under the 
elbow to get them, but I felt something different. So I drew 
up the whole thing, and, lo, it was a bundle of papers; 
" These papers were copies of the Watchman and Signs of 
the Times. They were almost a year out of date. I looked 
well, both fore and aft, to see if any one was aboard who 
might have thrown them there. I felt sure that no one had 
come aboard while I was watching. But since the papers were 
there with my things, I felt that surely some one had come 
and gone without my having seen him. I took a copy of each 
number for myself, and threw the rest of the papers down 
into the crew's quarters for the boys to read. 
"At noon I went down below and spent the rest of the day 
devouring those old papers. Nothing had ever pictured things 
so truthfully in the light of the Bible's teachings as these 
papers did. I was anxious to find the people who circulated 
the papers. Stamped on them was an address, and as I re-
member, Nanking Road,' a well-known street, was a part of 
it. I went ashore the first opportunity I had to find out who 
was the person that had brought them there. But I had difficulty 
in finding the number, as no name was given, and I did not 
know whether a Chinese or a foreigner had put the papers 
there. And, too, being ashamed or too timid to make an in-
quiry, I turned away. Our ship soon sailed north. 
" I continued to read my papers, and learned that they wore 
Seventh-day Adventist. When we returned to Manila, I began 
to search for the Seventh-day Adventist church. I could not 
find it. I wrote to the newspapers for information, and one 
of them dispatched a reporter to look it up. He, too, failed. 
Nobody seemed to know where it was, although there was a 
rumor that such a church existed somewhere in Manila. Then 
we were sent to China, to Amoy, because of troubles there. One 
Sunday I went over to see the American consul, who told me 
that there was a little mission on the island, but on the other 
side, he thought. So I set out to search systematically for the 
place. 
"Finally I ran on to a man who was building a cow pen. 
He told me that he was the Adventist missionary. I had a 
great desire to talk with him, but I felt ashamed, for I knew 
I had been a mean man. His name was Anderson. He and 
his wife were there alone. He told me he had been in China 
for sixteen years. I did get to talk with him a little bit. He 
advised me to go back to the States and go to school. But 
I had to battle with myself to decide just what to do. I 
never saw that man again. We went back to Manila later, 
and from there I was sent to the United States for discharge, 
as my enlistment bad expired. During the whole time I was 
thanking God and talking over these things with the boys whom 
I found discouraged and desperate of mind. 
" All my bad habits were broken at once. I had tried in 
vain to do it before, but now with Christ they gavo way. The 
day could not come too soon for me to see the United States 
again. Well, I had many more marvelous experiences that 
were just as providential as the finding of the literature which 
set me on the road to happiness and hope. I have thanked 
God for that kind missionary, whether Chinese or other, who 
put that literature on my ship." 
Some years ago one of our sisters left tracts on the seats 
of the street ear as she went to work each day. These tracts 
aroused the interest of the motorman, and he would take some 
of 'them after she had left the car. A goodly number of these 
were thus secured, covering the main features of the message. 
Alhe read, he became deeply interested, but the sister did not 
travel on his car any more, and he never saw her again. He 
gaVe his heart to God, and began to keep the Sabbath. Later 
he attended one of our schools and became a successful evan-
gelist, winning hundreds of people to the truth. He has since 
filled positions of responsibility, and is an earnest leader in 
soul-winning work. 
Shall we not be more faithful in our seed sowingt "The 
field is the world," and every day opportunities come to all of 
us to sow the seeds of truth is some heart. And we are sowing 
for:a harvest. What kind of harvest will yours be,— of golden 
grain for the Master's garner, or taxes for the day that shall 
burn as an oven? "But this I say, He which soweth sparingly 
shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully 
shall reap also bountifully." 2 Cor. 9: 6. True, we may not 
be privileged to see the fruitage of our seed sowing until the 
sheaves, are garnered at the coming of the Saviour, but what a 
joyful surprise it will be to see how the Lord of, the harvest 
has; cared for the seed and brought it to a glorious, fruitage! 
Some sheaves will be granted us, surely, for has not the Lord 
said, "Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season 
we shall reap, if we faint not", Gal. 6: 9. 
J. A. STEVENS. 
What One Tract Did 
ABOUT five years ago one of our faithful colporteurs in the 
state oP Rio de Janeiro called at a home and found the man 
busily engaged in reading his Bible. His wife told him that 
a "book agent" was at the door. The man went to the door 
and informed the colporteur that he needed no books, as he had 
the best Book in the world. 
During the conversation the colporteur noticed that the man 
was a seeker after truth, so he left a tract or two. The man 
kept the following Sabbath, and as a result of the tract left, 
there is now in that place a group of thirty-two baptized be-
lievers, and as many others who are interested. It pays to 
work with tracts. �
E. P. MANSELL. 
Set the Church Members to Work 
THE parable of the talents should be explained to all. The 
members of the churches should be made to understand that 
they are the light of the world, and according to their several 
ability the Lord expects them to enlighten and bless others. 
Whether they are rich or poor, great or humble, God calls them 
into active service for Him. He depends upon the church for 
the forwarding of His work, and He expects His professed 
followers to do their duty as intelligent beings. There is 
great need that every trained mind, every disciplined intellect, 
every jot of ability, be brought into the work of saving souls. 
Do not pass by the little things to look for a large work. 
You might do successfully the small work, but fail utterly in 
attempting a larger work, and fall into discouragement. Take 
hold wherever you see that there is work to be done. It will be 
by doing with your might what your hands find to do, that you 
will develop talents and aptitude for a larger work. It is by 
slighting the daily opportunities, neglecting the little things, 
that so many become fruitless. 
There are ways in which all may do personal service for 
God. Some can -write a letter to a far-off friend, or send a 
paper to one who is inquiring for truth. Others can give 
counsel to those who are in difficulty. Those who know how to 
treat the sick can help in this line. Others who have the 
necessary qualifications can give Bible readings or eonduct 
Bible classes. 
" The very simplest modes of work should be devised and 
set in operation among the churches. If the members will 
unitedly accept such plans, and perseveringly carry them out, 
they will reap a rich reward; for their experience will grow 
brighter, their ability will increase, and through their efforts 
souls will be saved."—"Testimonies," Vol. VI, p. 433. 
Adaptation and Success 
ONE man plays the piano and produces exquisite harmony; 
another plays, and we are pained with discord. Yet, who blames 
the instrument, So it is with life; so it is with the many plans 
and ideas worked out by hundreds of ministers, and printed in 
these columns for the use of Expositor readers. Had the second 
player adapted his method to the rules for playing the piano, 
and played when the spirit was upon him, he, too, would have 
produced harmony and delighted his hearers. Ideas worked out 
and found successful by one minister in a given church may be 
made to work with equal success in another field, with a little 
adaptation to the particular goal in mind. Determine what 
your goal is, select all the ideas and plans other ministers have 
used to arouse interest, and use those that will aid you in reach-
ing the desired goal. Outline your plans well, so there will be 
no hitch, and select members of your congregation to carry them 
out under your supervision. It is human to give time and loyalty 
where one is needed. Let us give our people work to do, and 
make them feel they are needed in the great program of God 
for His church. When your plan is a success, you will know your 
assistants have played according to the rules.—The Expositor. 
AND is our best too much'? 0 friends, let us remember 
How once our Lord poured out His soul for us, 
And in the prime of His mysterious manhood 
Gave up His precious life upon the cross. 
The Lord of lords, by whom the worlds were made, 
Through bitter grief and tears, gave us the best He had. 
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June 
TEXT: Rev. 3: 17, 18. 
SEED THOUGHT: Our great need. Salvation by works vs. 
salvation through Christ. " Gold tried in the fire" is faith 
that works by love. " Christ's Object Lessons," p. 160, new 
edition. " White raiment "— righteousness of Christ. " Eye-
salve "—the Holy Spirit. We are counseled to buy these from 
Christ. All are given without money and price. A free gift 
from Christ. This is the true basis of all missionary work. 
June 8 
TEXT: Phil. 2: 12, 13. 
SEED THOUGHTS: Are we trusting in self? " Work out your 
own salvation" by obeying God. Daily yielding our lives to 
the will of God means power for service and a heaven-directed 
life. We do not live victorious lives or win souls of ourselves. 
God does all this through the yielded lives of His disciples. 
Let self be put out of sight. (For further study see " Christ's 
Object Lessons," p. 163, pars. 1 and 2.) 
June 15 
TEXT: John 5:38. 
SEED THOUGHTS: The mere statement of facts in the Scrip-
ture will not save us. It is the person of Christ who saves us. 
The Scriptures testify of Him. The heavens declare Him. All 
nature represents Him. Do our lives glorify Him? Christ is 
our source of life. As our lives of service glorify Him, the 
inflow of His life will fill us until we overflow. Life must ex-
press itself. Life is expressed in love. Love expresses itself 
in soul winning. (See " Christ's Object Lessons," p. 131.) 
June 22 
TExT: 1 Cor. 13: 1. 
SEED Turoucams: We may possess every known talent, be 
educated in the greatest schools in the land, and yet not have 
love as the motive power. Love, or charity, is the greatest 
force in the world. It caused our heavenly Father to give up 
His only Son to die for us. Christ came to show us how much 
the Pal her loved us, and that He has shed abroad in our hearts 
His love. If we are filled with His love, we shall love one 
another and long to have others know of His love. (See Testi-
monies," Vol. IX, p. 30, first par.; also p. 193.) 
Juno 29 
TEXT: John 15: 16. 
SEED THOUGHTS: What a wonderful thing to be chosen by 
God! Ordained fora purpose,—" that ye should go." (See 
also Matt. 28: 19.) "And bring forth fruit." Are we bear-
ing fruit for Christ? He is looking for it. Luke 13: 7. No 
connection with God, no fruit of our labors. The blessed assur-
ance is, if we maintain that vital connection with Christ, " That 
your fruit should remain." " The greatest praise that men can 
bring to God is to become consecrated channels through whom 
He can work."—" The Acts of the Apostles," p. 566. 
The Winning Power of Love 
No man can ever be a great soul winner who is not himself a 
great soul lover. In order to win men, we must love them. 
Our Lord was a great lover, therefore a great soul winner. 
Love is the active, compelling power that leads men on and 
wins the affections. It is not necessarily more activity, more 
knowledge, or more argument needed, but more love. Christ 
did not win men by activity and argument, but by love. 
Training, education, preparation, knowledge, eloquence, ac-
tivity, hard work, and earnest endeavor are all important fac-
tors in Christian service. But one may acquire these and more, 
and still fail in being a soul winner. In order•to win men to 
Christ, we must love them. It is not merely human love, but 
the " love of God" which is " shed abroad in our hearts 'by the 
Holy Ghost which is given unto us," that is needed. When this 
love is courted, appreciated, received, and known, it carries 
with it an irresistible influence that greatly impresses the heart 
and opens the way for the Holy Spirit to do its work in winning 
souls. 
As we contemplate the great love text of the Bible, John 
3: 16, it appeals to our heart; and when our affections are 
thereby moved toward God and wo see and appreciate the pas-
sion Of His wonderful, everlasting love toward us, our hearts 
are set aflame with love toward Him, and we take earnest heed 
to all our ways and ask for overcoming grace, and endeavor 
to please God in all things; and with Him, in self-sacrificing 
love, we go forth to faithfully seek, give, and work to save 
the lost. 
Education, culture, polish, eloquence, zeal, attractive per- 
sonality, energy, fine plans, hard work, and many other ways and 
means of human endeavor may be utilized in service for Christ; 
but if we do not possess in our hearts the divine principle of 
love and know by experience the love burden for lost men and 
women, but few will be won for Christ. We are instructed to 
" plead for the warmth of Christ's love," and to " let no one 
have occasion to go away and say that the doctrines you be-
lieve unfit you for expressing sympathy with suffering humanity 
— that you have a loveless religion." 
The following statement taken from " Testimonies to Min- 
isters," page 154, is worthy of careful reading and study: 
" Elaborate reasoning or argumentative demonstrations of 
doctrine seldom impress upon the hearer the sense of his 
need and his peril. Simple, brief statements, from a heart 
made soft and sympathetic by the love of Christ, will be as the 
grain of mustard seed, to which Christ Himself likened His 
utterances of divine truth. He throws into the soul the vital 
energy of His Spirit, to make the seed of truth germinate and 
bear fruit." 
Who can ever estimate the value of the reward given the 
soul winner? What language can describe it? All through 
endless eternity there will be joy, superlative joy, welling up in 
the hearts of those who, here on earth, were soul winners for 
Christ. Daniel says of them, " They that be wise shall shine 
as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many 
to righteousness as the stars forever and ever." Paul, in his 
word to the church at Thessaloniea, said: " What is our hope, 
or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence 
of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming/ For ye are our 
glory and joy." It is then that love sees the full fruitage of 
its service, and here, through eternity, the soul winner will re-
joice in the presence of Christ, and revel in the infinite, redeem-
ing power of love; and the souls he has been instrumental in 
winning may rejoice where there will be pleasures forevermore. 
G. W. WELLS. 
"DAILY working at Thy side, 
Nightly resting at Thy feet, 
Let my soul be satisfied, 
With Thy presence, close and sweet; 
Thus, when death draws also near, 
I shall know no needless fear." 
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If your life is dark, then walk by faith; and God is pledged 
" CHARITY begins at home; but it degenerates into selfishness to keep you as safe as if you could understand everything.— 
if it does not include all homes." �
Horace Bushnell. 
Get the pattern of your life from God, and then go about 
" WE are what our most cherished thoughts make us." �
your work and be yourself.— Phillips Brooks. 
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Institutional Relief 
JUNE closes the Institutional Relief campaign for this year. 
Good lesults are being reported from many parts of the field, 
among them the following from Elder 0. F. Frank, home mis-
sionary secretary of the Southern Union Conference: 
"I am glad to tell you that we have had extraordinary suc-
cess in our promotion of the Relief work. I visited twenty 
churches in the southern portion of our union, and am glad to 
be, able to report that they averaged in cash and pledges to 
the Relief campaign $2.47 per member, and a great many books 
were ordered by the people by which to make their pledges. 
Equally good success was had by other workers in different por-
tions of the union." 
Entering New Fields 
A WORD of progress from foreign lands is always welcomed 
by those at home. The following from Elder J. F. Wright, 
president of the South African Union Conference, gives evi-
dence that " Advance " is the motto of this field: 
" The work in the union along all lines has been very good. 
OM. soul-winning campaigns have been blessed of the Lord, and 
the work in the native fields has moved forward encouragingly. 
We are hoping to open two new mission stations this year, 
which will be an advance into new territory. This is very en-
couraging to us out here, for if our present plans carry, we 
shall enter for the first time two of the largest native reserves 
in South Africa." 
The Influence of a Tract 
Am a recent home missionary meeting held at Kaloorany, one 
of our outstations in the Ramnad District, an illiterate brother, 
on being asked how he was able to report three hours of mis-
sionary work each day in the week, related the following story 
of his conversion. By the way, he has his report filled in each 
week by one of his friends, whom he has brought into the 
truth by his example and missionary work. Among other things 
he said: 
"I am a farmer. I have my own bullocks to draw water and 
plow my fields. Since accepting the truth I have been hated 
and illtreated many times by my own people and the members 
of my former church. Nearly all my neighbors and relatives 
are Hindus. When I am at work in my fields, many of these 
people ply me with questions of various sorts from morning till 
late in the evening. I have to tell them why I have become a 
Seventh-day Adventist, leaving the Congregational Church, to 
which I belonged before. I tell them that after accepting the 
advent truth, I have great peace of mind, which none of them 
can understand. I take much pleasure in answering their 
questions; and at the same time my faith in the truth is con-
firmed by doing so. The time I spend this way, if put together, 
would amount to much. 
"The joy I have found is all due to the reading of a tract I 
got from an evangelist one day. I took it home, and being un-
able to read its contents myself, gave it to my friend who sits 
near me now and fills in the report for me. The name of that 
tract was, Which Day Do You Keep, and Why?' I was com-
pletely convinced of the truth contained therein. So from that 
day forward I began to keep the Sabbath. 
" My friend very often argued with me that the step I took 
was a wrong one; and he wanted to get me to his side by 
exposing the errors of the tract. So he, through me, got many 
companion tracts to the one I had from our evangelist. He 
worked hard at them to find some contradiction at least be-
tween the tracts. But the more he did that the firmer he was 
convinced that what those tracts told was truth. So he also 
began to keep the Sabbath. This is not all. When the Congre-
gationalists learned this, they began to give us all sorts of 
trouble. They used to mention our names in their sermons, and 
warned the church against the deception into which we had 
fallen. 
" But as yet I did not have a full knowledge of the truth. 
So I wanted to get some more studies from our evangelist. 
First, he gave me studies in my house. This was soon made 
impossible, for when the evangelist came to my house, my people 
used to fling stones and throw cow dung at him. So we used 
to go to my field and there sit under the shade of a tree and 
study the Bible. But I could not neglect my work in the field; 
my whole household was against me, for they thought that I 
was wasting my time this way. To avoid this our evangelist 
used to bring with him a man who, on coming to the field, 
would take my place in the field, thus letting me free to get 
studies from our evangelist. This was a great sacrifice on the 
part of that brother; and had it not been for his unselfish 
action I would not have gotten a full knowledge of the truth. 
"At present my friend (who fills in the report for me) is 
having a hard time in his house for the sake of the truth. His 
wife is against him. Anyhow I am glad the truth is being 
advertised even by our enemies in their hopeless attempt to 
hinder its progress. They are beginning already to see that 
they are losing ground." 
This brother says that he will give to the mission a piece of 
land on which to put up a prayer shed. The outlook is very 
bright in this section of the field. We intend putting up a 
decent little cottage for the worker at Kaloorany. 
We know not what great possibilities are wrapped up be-
tween the two covers of a small tract. Our business is to 
scatter such silent messengers and sow the seeds beside all 
waters, leaving the result to our heavenly Father.—E. D. 
Thomas, in Eastern Tidings, June 15, 1926. 
"Exit" 
In public halls, at railway stations, and elsewhere, the sign 
" Exit "— the way out—is frequently to be seen. It is a 
good thing when in a public hall, especially if a panic should 
arise, to know the way out; when one arrives at a railway 
station, it is very needful to find the way out. There are 
numbers of people surrounded with circumstances out of which 
they would like to find their way. There are men in jail and 
men in debt who would be glad to find the way out. There 
are men in bad health who are eager to find their way out into 
better health. On every hand there are people who wish to 
escape from their present environment, and who would be 
thankful to any one who could show them the way out. 
Their condition is certainly not pleasant, but there are 
things which are worse, that multitudes are quite content with. 
There are men who are held captive by sin, men who are 
spiritually bankrupt, men who have bad soul health, and men 
who serve for the wages of iniquity. Yet great numbers of 
these have no desire to find a way out. " Wide is the gate, 
and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many 
there he which go in thereat." Matt. 7: 13. But there are 
always some everywhere who desire to find the way out, and to 
them we would like to speak. 
1. Be assured there is a way out — a way out from sin's 
bondage, defilement, and penalty, from the darkness of un-
belief and the dread of the judgment day, into acceptance with 
God, into peace of soul, joy of heart, purity of life, and bright-
ness of hope. That way is Christ. He says, "I am the way: 
. . . no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me." John 14: 6. 
2. Be assured there are not two ways out. There are ways 
of men's making that do not end in salvation. The ways that 
do not lead by the cross of Calvary, and that lack the finger 
post of atonement, are ways to be avoided. They may be gar-
landed with flowers, but they lead to the desert of despair and 
remorse, for there is no way out from sin's condemnation but 
by the cross of Christ. " Without shedding of blood is no 
remission." Heb. 9: 22. 
3. Be sure there is a way out for you if you desire it. It is 
"the way where light dwelleth," and Jesus has said, "I am 
come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on Me 
should not abide in darkness." John 12: 46. 
4._Be sure, in seeking deliverance, to be guided by the Scrip-
tures, and don't forget to praise God for providing the way 
out. Walk therein, and "ye shall find rest unto your souls." 
—Monthly Evangel, in Moody Monthly Bible Institute, Feb. 
ruary, 1927. 
WHAT you cannot lift before His pure eyes and think of Him 
while you enjoy, is not for you. Friendship, schemes, plans, 
ambitions, amusements, speculations, studies, loves, business,—
can you call on the name of the Lord while you put these cups 
to your lips? If not, fling them behind you.—Alexander Mao-
Laren. 
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The Use of Family Prayers 
NOLAN B. REST 
Do You Have Family Worship in Your Home? 
PROBABLY family worship has always been put up to you 
as a duty, and in that view, perhaps, hasn't gripped you much. 
But suppose you were invited to consider it as a boon and 
advantage,— a household necessity, so to speak,— might you 
not as a practical man think more seriously about it? 
What would you say to family worship as a family lubricant? 
Is there any household that doesn't need something of that 
kind — a bit of oil to make the bearings run smoothly when 
home problems appeal one way to the husband and another way 
to the wife? 
It is an experienced fact, which any one can test out, that 
these inevitable differences of opinion are vastly less liable to 
irritate when husband and wife have begun the day by praying 
together. 
Naturally, the best time to take up that habit, in order to 
get full benefit of it, is right at the outset of establishing a 
home. And there ought really never to be a marriage where 
immediate fellowship in prayer is impossible. 
Talk about "mixed marriages "I The real "mixing" that 
brings all kinds of trouble later is not the mere outer circum-
stance of people belonging to different churches of different 
races, but something inward—an inherent divorce which souls 
never escape who spiritually have too little in common to wor-
ship together. 
Always there is certain to be a radical isolation between 
married people divided religiously. If every case of this char-
acter does not culminate in the divorce court, it must be because 
the more Christian member of the partnership is strong enough 
to endure a vast hidden loneliness. 
But when bride and bridegroom are able from the first to 
pray in unison, with all sincerity, there is no divorce court 
ahead for them. 
If you and your wife neglected to avail yourselves of this 
privilege at the starting of your home, however, it is, though 
late, not too late to begin now. 
To set up now the custom of praying together each morning 
will heighten the love light of the home in a way that you can't 
guess till you try it. 
Presuming always that with both husband and wife praying 
is heartfelt and not formal, nothing else can be so richly re-
vealing of the soul (which in all true marriage must be both 
source and object of wedded love) as the poured-out petition 
at the hearthside. 
It is not by any means so hard to bear and forbear when by 
prayer's mirror husband and wife have seen in each other the 
inner struggle to be right. Moreover, there remains no dark 
spot where suspicion can brook and distrust whisper in the 
heart of either husband or wife when the bright beam of 
common prayer has shone into the depths of both lives. 
With children partaking of the family life, still more com-
pelling values appear in the sustained habit of household wor-
ship. 
It is a commonplace of education these days that to produce 
any kind of character in children they must be surrounded 
with an environment—an atmosphere—redolent of the kind 
of manhood and womanhood that they are expected to grow 
into. 
No matter what good ideals are taught to the boys and girls, 
they are not going to hold to anything that is not put into 
some concrete effect directly before their eyes. 
This applies to religion particularly. There are compara-
tively few parents who do not want their children to be re-
ligious in some degree—at least to the extent of feeling an-
swerable to God for clean conduct. 
But that desire is canceled in a sad number of homes because 
the children never see any sign that the parents themselves 
really take God into account. Even professedly Christian fathers 
and mothers live out their lives in the presence of their sons 
and daughters without any observable token that they are 
themselves relying personally and daily on the heavenly 
Father's aid. 
And what becomes of the children in such families/ Except 
in the rare cases where some extra powerful outside influence 
submerges the influence of the home, the boys and girls grow 
up callously godless in life if not in professed sentiment. 
Such is the logical effect of a home with no God-atmosphere. 
What will put the God-atmosphere back into the home? 
Nothing else so surely as invariable habits of family prayer. 
Where every day father and mother read with the children 
soberly some portion of God's Word, and then kneel down and 
as soberly pray God to help them and their boys and girls to 
live pleasingly before Him that day, the whole household is 
brought right under the solemn eye of heaven. 
And if such impressions are repeated steadily through the 
long childhood years, they will remain unerasable in adult life. 
Not only is it easy to foresee such effect, but plenty of 
people are ready to-day to say that family prayer in their 
childhood homes has held them in just this fashion. 
Many, moreover, will testify that when they had wandered a 
long way from straight lines of right, the recollection of 
prayers in the old home was the main thing that turned them 
back. Now, on the strength of all these facts, look here: 
If family prayer is any safeguard at all for the boys and 
girls growing up in your home, you dare not neglect to adopt 
the custom. 
You wouldn't cheat your children out of a chance to make a 
living. It is worse to cheat them out of help to make a life. 
No, let us not take up the "difficulties of maintaining family 
worship in a modern household." And please say nothing about 
how impossible it is for you to pray aloud before your family. 
There are books to help you to learn to pray audibly, if you 
really are embarrassed by first attempts. And if you can't 
make time for it any other way, cut your breakfast in half. 
You can manage it if you really conclude you must—Re-
printed from the Continent, by the Family Altar League, 
Auxiliary Reading Course Corner 
(Conducted by the Ministerial Association) 
READING ASSIGNMENT: "Thoughts From the Mount of Bless-
ing," pp. 177-218; "Deeper Experiences," pp. 203-273. 
Note 
Book I: A special study outline on the entire book, as fur-
nished for the Ministerial Reading Course, will be sent to all 
members of the Auxiliary Course whose names are on file in 
the office of the Ministerial Association. This study outline 
will be entitled, " The Minister With His Books." A similar 
outline will be furnished on " The Glories of the Cross," the 
reading assignment for which is yet to be made.. Church elders 
and missionary secretaries who have not sent in name and ad-
dress to the Ministerial Association, should do so at once, in 
order to avail themselves of this and other special help pro-
vided. 
Book II: The present assignment presents five noted and 
inspiring characters: Christmas Evans, Lorenzo Dow, Peter 
Cartwright, Charles G. Finney,,Billy Bray. 
A few testimonials regarding the book may be of interest: 
" I consider this book a second Acts of the Apostles. It in-
spired my soul intensely." 
" I read the book a year ago, and often turn to its pen pic-
tures for personal encouragement." 
"I have greatly enjoyed the book. The reference to Christ-
mas ' Evans was like meeting an old friend, for his name was 
much talked about in my home when I was a child. In the 
winter evenings when the older people would gather around 
the fireplace, they would talk of bygone days and of their 
Christian experience. My grandfather was twenty-eight years 
old when ' Christmas Evans' died. My home was on the border 
of Wales, and the evangelist's fame spread through England. 
The work of George Mfiller I remember as a child. He did so 
much for the children, and once a year the children in the 
Sunday school brought gifts of money to be sent to him." 
" The personal experiences brought so vividly to us through 
these pages seem almost too sacred for review. This one thing 
I have noticed in every instance, that deep heart-longing after 
God was never left unsatisfied. Those longings sent men and 
women to God's Word and to prayer; and when God's condi-
tions were met and a living faith manifested in His promises, 
the blessing sought for was given." 
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THE CHURCH OFFICERS' GAZETTE 
*tutor ilitOilionarp Volunteer 
1:fleeting 
For a Successful Missionary Volunteer 
Society 
I. ADVERTISE, by means of — 
1. Posters — sketches, cut-outs, and lettering. 
2. Announcements the previous week in the society and in 
the church service. 
3. Word of mouth. We speak of that which is interesting 
to us. Make your society so interesting that others 
will talk about it. It will prove contagious. 
II. Keep the M. V. Aim, Motto, and Pledge in a conspicuous 
place — 
1. On placards in your meeting room. 
2. In the hearts of all your members, by — 
a. Stressing their meaning. 
b. Memorizing them. 
c. Repeating them often in the meetings. 
III. See that every Missionary Volunteer engages in some mis-
sionary enterprise. In the business world we receive no 
interest until we invest capital. We cannot expect our 
young people to have an interest in missionary work until 
they have put something into it. 
1. The bands should furnish work for every member. See 
that your leaders are alert to every possibility in your 
community. 
2. If your society is not large enough to warrant the or- 
ganization of a band for each phase of the work (as 
outlined in "Missionary Volunteers and Their Work," 
pp. 214-224), then appoint members to search out 
the work that needs to be done, and call for volun-
teers to do it. 
IV. Make every one feel at home in the society meetings, by 
letting him know he is a part of the plan. Assign re-
sponsibilities to as many as possible. They can — 
1. Give parts on the weekly programs. 
2. Aet as ushers. 
3. Be responsible for blackboard mottoes each week. 
4. Take part in the singing. (If possible have a choir or a 
quartet.) 
5. Join in discussions of the topics. (Make these frequent 
and informal, so that all will feel free.) 
6. Give suggestions for programs or society activities. 
(Welcome these for the improvement of the society.) 
7. Take part in the prayer and praise services. 
8. Welcome the strangers in your midst. 
V. Get your Missionary Volunteers into the reporting habit. 
(Watch this page next month for suggestions on reports.) 
VI. And around your Missionary Volunteers, and the society 
as a whole with its activities and its programs, let the Mis-
sionary Volunteer officers clasp a circlet of prayer that 
cannot be broken throughout the year, and through-
out the whole length of the lives of your young people. 
All things are possible with God. With Him the 
perplexities and the handicaps of your society, in winter's 
chill and in summer's heat, are as nothing. Let us remem-
ber that " God has provided divine assistance for all the 
emergencies to which our human resources are unequal."—
" Testi/monies," Vol. VI, p. 415. Claiming this assurance 
and relying upon His never-failing promises, we cannot 
fail to have a successful Missionary Volunteer Society. 
Our Aim: "The Advent Message to all the world in this 
generation." 
Our Motto: "For the love of Christ contraineth us." 
Our Pledge: " Loving the Lord Jesus, I promise to take 
an active part in the work of the Young People's Missionary 
Volunteer Society, doing what I can to help others and to 
finish the work of the gospel in all the world." 
Good Soldiers 
(For Week Ending June 4) 
Suggestive Program 
Appropriate Songs for This Meeting: Nos. 112, 238, 235, 90, 203, 223, 
130, and 78 in "The Gospel in Song." 
Scripture Reading (2 Tim. 2:142) and Prayer. 
Talk: "Goad Soldiers." 
Symposium: "The Need." 
Poems: "The Test" and "The Man Who Wins." 
Story: " What Would You Have Done?" 
Response: "Men Who Would Not Turn Aside." (See Notes to the 
Leader.) 
Close by Repeating in Unison the M. V. Pledge. 
Bands Meet. 
Notes to the Leader 
When the month of June closes, we shall have reached the 
halfway mark for 1927. Will you be able by that time to com- 
plete half of the work which your society ought to do in a 
year? This is a good time to bring in reminders of the work 
yet to be done before that day arrives. Perhaps you will want 
to use some of the material given in the Junior program, 
"Sticking to It." (See p. 14.) Do not let anything stand in 
the way of success in your society plans, after much prayer to 
make sure they are God's plans for you. If you must work 
under handicaps, even these may be turned to success. A 
business firm tried hard to secure a site on the main street of 
a certain city, but the best they could do was to take a building 
one block back. But nothing daunted, they moved in, and 
with the slogan, "It Pays to Walk a Block," they capitalized 
their handicap. Endure as good soldiers. 
Some one wrote this little rhyme, which is to the point for 
us this summer; he entitled it " 900 F.: " 
" Fervent in spirit,' Paul stoutly averred; 
Boiling in spirit,' was really his word; 
Boiling and sizzling and thumping away 
Like a steam engine of our latter day. 
Summer is on. Shall we take a recess? 
End all our energy? Cease to progress/ 
How would that laxness appear to brave Paul, 
He who toiled onward through summer and fall? 
Now is the time for our fervor to glow; 
Boiling in spirit,' right forward we go! " 
Your Advertisement To-dou may be a cut-out of soldiers, and 
underneath the question, "R-U-A-Good-Soldier? " 
For the Response, list on the blackboard a few "men who 
would not turn aside," and ask the Missionary Volunteers to 
name others. These are suggestive: 
Columbus—when accused of insanity. 
Paul — when persecuted. 
Carey —when opposed by men without vision. 
Lincoln—when it was a question of right or the presidency. 
F. A. Stahl—when confronted by the jungles of South 
America. 
Then make a second list, of things from which you must not 
turn aside in your Missionary Volunteer Society during these 
summer months,— attendance at young people's meeting, the 
band work, etc. Close with a resolution that your society will 
endure the summer heat and the handicaps in its way. 
Talk: "Good Soldiers" 
" TROTT therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus 
Christ." It was to the Young man Timothy that Paul was 
speaking here. He himself had been a soldier of Jesus Christ 
for several years now, and he knew there were hardships and 
persecutions in the way of one who would follow the Master. 
And so he admonished Timothy at the beginning of his mis-
sionary tour, "My son, bo strong in the grace that is in Christ 
Jesus," and "endure hardness, as a good soldier." Paul was 
the first foreign missionary. We have many of them today, 
and do they not call back to us, "Missionary Volunteers, grow 
strong in the grace of God, that you may come with us and 
endure hardness, as good Christian soldiers "? 
You will recall that on the very first trip which Timothy took 
with Paul, the latter had the vision summoning them over into 
Macedonia, and they went. I doubt not that they had ample 
opportunity to demonstrate that good-soldier endurance which 
Paul had already manifested and which Timothy was learning. 
No doubt they had many opportunities to become discouraged 
and give up the missionary tour. What do you suppose would 
have been the result if they had? I do not know, but I am 
sure if they could hear the good repvrts to-day, they would be 
glad that they did persevere and endure. They planted a seed 
which has grown into a company of loyal Seventh-day Ad-
ventists who will endure any hardship rather than give up this 
truth. Elder L. H. Christian, vice-president of the European 
Division of our work, tells us: 
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"Just a year ago last March (in 1026) in Macedonia, one 
whole church of our brethren were imprisoned. They were 
brought in before the judge, and their lives were threatened, 
and they were told that they would be despoiled of all their 
goods unless they would surrender the advent faith. The elder 
of the little Adventist church stood up and said: 'Judge, rather 
than leave this message which has saved us from our sins, this 
message which has brought us to Christ, sooner far than give 
up this blessed hope and message, we will let you take all our 
goods. Wo will not change a single iota of this message; and, 
Judge, sooner than surrender a single point of this truth, we 
are every ono of us reedy to die for it.' The judge turned to 
thorn and said, 'I will propose to write that into the court 
records, and I expect every one of you people to sign it.' And 
the elder said, 'Furthermore, after you have put it into the 
record and we have signed it, we expect to follow it." 
And I doubt not that there were young people in that church 
whose names were pledged in loyalty to God. How Paul and 
Timothy will rejoice at the resurrection morn when they hear 
about that faithful Macedonian church! 
Some brave soldier-missionary marched into the African wilds 
and endured all the hardships, until the truth has been embedded 
in the hearts of those dark-skinned people, and they also are 
willing to endure anything rather than relinquish their hold. 
James Kalilimbe, of tho Nyasaland Training School, in Africa, 
tells us of one young woman's experience. "She came to the 
meetings, and her husband beat her. She came to school, and 
ho beat her yet harder. For two years she kept up, and the 
husband kept up the beatings. ' I will not fail,' she said. 'I 
will not fail.' To look at her, in her native dress, one would 
never know that here was one of the heroines of faith. 'I will 
not fail,' she kept saying. This year," continued James, "she 
decided to offer herself for baptism. ' Well,' said her husband, 
' yen can be a Christian. I have failed! ' Now she is a happy 
baptised member. She did not fail Jesus, and His grace did 
not fail her." 
What would you have done, Missionary Volunteers, if you 
had been a member of that Macedonian church called upon to 
give up your faith or die for it/ What would you have done, 
I repeat, if you had been beaten day after day as you searched 
for truth/ Would you have endured the test? Do you think 
you would have stood it as good soldiers/ 
Do you know, young people, your endurance qualities are 
being developed right where you. are in your Missionary Volun-
teer Society/ The kind of good soldier that you are in the 
work of your society, the quality of endurance that you put into 
yonr work hero, indicates what you will be able to endure when 
you are put to the test in a greater work or amid severe trials. 
The world may not stand long enough for us to go to a 
foreign mission field, but we can prove ourselves just as good 
soldiers hero in our home duties. Shall we endure as good 
soldiers this summer! �
EMMA E. Hewett. 
Symposium: "The Need" 
1. " THERE is need of young men and women who will not he 
swayed by circumstances, who walk with God, who pray much, 
and who put forth earnest efforts to gather all the light they 
can." "Counsels to Teachers," p. 517. 
2. "Integrity, firmness, and perseverance are qualities that 
all should seek earnestly to cultivate; for they clothe the pos-
sessor with a power which is irresistible,— a power which makes 
him strong to do good, strong to resist evil, strong to bear 
adversity."—" Counsels to Teachers," p. Set 
3. "The truth is not to be practiced only when we feel like 
it, but at all times and in all places. The Lord is not served by 
man's hasty impulse, his fitful performances."—" COMMA, to 
Teachers," p. 198. 
4. "There is need of men who, like Daniel, will do and dare 
for the cause of right. . . . The spirit that possessed Daniel, 
the youth of to-day may have; they may draw from the same 
source of strength, possess the same power of self-control, and 
reveal the same grace in their lives, oven under circumstances 
as unfavorable. Though enrrounded by temptations to self-
indulgence, .. yet by divine grace their purpose to honor 
God may remain firm. Through strong resolution and vigilant 
watchfulness they may withstand every temptation that assails 
the soul. But only by him who determines to do right because 
it is right will the victory be gained."—" The Story of Prophets 
and Kings," pp. 488-490. 
KEEP upon the square, for God sees you.— William Pena.. 
The Test 
Oa, it's easy to fight in the cause of Bight 
When it's surely steadily winning, 
To nobly stand with a gallant band 
While plaudits loud are dinning; 
For nothing inspires and fans the fires 
Of our noblest, best endeavor, 
Like knowing success will crown our best 
And glory be ours forever. 
But to stand with the few and yet be true 
To a seemingly losing cause, 
To fight for the right with all our might, 
With never a sound of applause; 
To stand like a brave in the face of a grave 
O'erhung with the marks of defeat, 
This, this is the test of a hero, the best, 
A hero we seldom meet. 
Anon. 
The Man Who Wins 
Tun man who wins is the man who works, 
The man who toils while the next man shirks: 
The man who stands in his deep distress 
With head held high in the deadly press; 
Yes, he is the man who wins. 
The man who wins is the man who knows 
The value of pain and the worth of woes, 
Who a lesson learns from the man who fails, 
And a moral finds in his mournful wails; 
Yes, he is the man who wins. 
The man who wins is the man who stays 
In the unsought paths and the rocky ways, 
And, perhaps, who lingers, now and then, 
To help some failure rise again; 
Alit he is the man who wins! 
—Baltimore Nem. 
What Would You Have Done? 
ONE man in Uruguay heard this wonderful message. He 
belonged to the Salvation Army, but the Spirit of God im-
pressed him so deeply with the importance of obedience that he 
felt compelled to obey the Lord. He did so, although it meant 
great sacrifice on his part and also on the part of his family. 
The only work he has been able to secure and at the same time 
keep the Sabbath is that of a common peon at the customhouse. 
This work, t00, is very uncertain, and many weeks he has only 
two days' work. These conditions have brought the family 
down to a distressful state of poverty, but through it all our 
friend has shown a very strong faith and trust in God. 
Ono day his little boy was offered a job on the messenger 
service, and so the father went down to arrange for him to 
have the Sabbath free. The proprietor thought that to grant 
such a concession would be impossible, and so our friend, Mr. 
Troche, bade him good-by with a prayer in his heart that the 
Lord would yet touch the man's heart so that the boy could 
have the much-needed work to help hie parents. 
When Mr. Troche returned home, he related the experience 
to his wife, who was in hopeful expectancy, and in her despera- 
tion she said, "Husband, we will just have to let our Luis 
work on the Sabbath one month, so as to help us got through; " 
but the husband was not of the same mind, and he protested, 
saying that the Lord would hear and answer their prayer. 
Although the dinner was on the table waiting, yet Mr. Troche 
suggested that they offer a prayer together that the will of 
the Lord be done in the ease. They did so, and had barely 
finished when Luis came running upstairs, saying, "Papa, 
the telegraph man has sent word that I can work for him and 
have the Sabbath free." 
Mr. Troche was very grateful for this direct answer to prayer, 
and although their faith has been severely tested, yet the Lord 
has been good to them in answering their prayers many times. 
— W. B. Miramontea, in South American Bulletin. 
Standard of Attainment Band 
I. Discussion: Our hand is now ready to begin the study of 
Bible Doctrines. The course of twenty-eight lessons will occupy 
our time during the remainder of the year. At the very outset 
definite arrangements should be made to give these lessons as 
Bible readings in some of the neighboring homes and to in-
dividuals we may invite to our homes. While we become butter 
acquainted with the advent message, we do not want to pass by 
our neighbors and friends. 
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"The idea of holding Bible readings is a heaven-born idea, 
and opens the way to put hundreds of young mon and women 
into the field to do an important work, which otherwise could 
net have been done."—" Testimonies on Sabbath School Work," 
page 89. 
2. Prayer for heavenly wisdom that we may clearly under-
stand God's Word and for ability to impart it to others. 
3. Report of work done and assignment of work for the com-
ing week. Study the membership of your band, and see if others 
may be interested in joining you. 
4. Assignment of next lesson. This should be carefully 
studied by each member, so that the band hour may be devoted 
to a discussion of leading points. 
Literature and Correspondence Rand 
"If there is one work more important than another, it is that 
of ,getting our publications before the public, thus leading them 
to-search the Scriptures."—" The Colportcwr Evangelist," p. 80. 
1. If you are following these schedules, you are studying 
Present Truth No. 18 to-day. Call for the lists of prophecies 
and their fulfillment as assigned to band members last week. 
2. Urge each one to pass on to others the things learned. 
Those who are carrying the papers to neighboring homes should 
seek for opportunities to discuss the contents, and current ful-
fillment of prophecies. 
3. After a season of prayer, pass out No. 19 for study. This 
number is on health — a subject in which almost every one is 
interested. Why not use it as an entering wedge to new homes? 
Ask every band member to take extra papers and visit new 
territory, for even those who have not been interested in other 
numbers may be glad to have this one. Perhaps some can sell 
copies of the book, " Keeping Well," by Carlyle B. Haynes, ad-
vertised on the last page of this Present Truth. 
Be sure to order a new supply of Present Truth Nos. 
21-30. You will need No. 21 for your program June 25. 
Just My Place 
(For Week Ending June 11) 
Suggestive Program 
Silent Prayer and Songs (Nos. 254, 193, 114, and 194 in " The Gospel 
in Song "). 
Leader's Remarks: "The Special Place." 
Prayer. 
Reading: "The Hands of Jesus." (Assign the texts to be read by 
members.) 
Stories: " The Shepherd Training." (A lesson from the life of Moses. 
See "Ministry of Healing," pp. 474, 475.) 
" What You Put Into Your Work." (See May Gazette, p. 15.) 
Solo: " My Task." 
Poems: "My Own Work" and "Finding MY Mission." 
Testimonies Study and Discussion. 
Closing Prayer: "Lord, help me to do MY best. Teach me how to do 
better work."—" Ministry of Healing," p. 474. 
The Bands Meet. 
Your Poster Today 
This poster may well be the question in large letters, " Have 
You Found Your Place?" or, "How May I Kow I Am in My 
Place? " And underneath, in smaller letters, an invitation to 
join in the discussion at Missionary Volunteer meeting. 
Leader's Remarks: " The Special Place " 
" Not more surely is the place prepared for us in the heavenly 
mansions than is the special place designated on earth where 
we-are to work for God."—"Christ's Object Lessons," p. 827. 
Do you believe that, Missionary Volunteers? (Repeat quota- 
tion.) All through time God has given special work to His 
people, not only in matters of the church, but in the common 
duties of . life as well. (Read Ex. 35: 30-35.) Yes, the Lord 
is so interested in every young person that He has a special 
work for each of us to do. The Scripture said He called this 
young man by name, and if He has a special work for us, He 
is calling each of us by name. Should we not study to find that 
place while we are young, so that we can put our best efforts 
into it? (Here kneel in prayer for special guidance to-day as 
you consider how you may be led into just the right service 
for the Master.) 
My Own Work 
LET me but do my work from day to day, 
In field or forest, at the desk or loom, 
In roaring market place or tranquil room; 
Let me but find it in my heArt to say, 
When vagrant wishes beckon me astray, 
" This is my work — my blessing, not my doom; 
Of all who live, I ant the one by whom 
The work can best be done in the right way." 
Then shall I see it not too great, nor small 
To suit my spirit and to prove my powers; 
Then shall I cheerful greet the laboring hours, 
And cheerful turn, when the long shadows fall 
At eventide, to play and love and rest, 
Because I know for me my work is best. 
—Henry Van Dyke. 
Finding My Mission 
I WAS longing for a mission; 
Fancy made it something grand— 
Something that would win the praises 
Of the world on every hand; 
So I squandered time in waiting 
For the chance that never came, 
Quite forgot to think of others 
In my longings after fame. 
But one day I had a vision 
Of the needy ones near by, 
Of the hearts that starve with hunger 
Till they faint and fall and die— 
Starve for little deeds of kindness, 
Or a word of hope and cheer, 
And the smiles that cost so little, 
But can make it heaven here. 
Then it was I found my mission— 
Knew what work God meant for me, 
And I cried, "Forgive my blindness; 
Now, at last, thank God, I see! " 
And my heart, that had been selfish 
In, its longings to be great, 
Saw great fields of labor waiting 
For me just outside my gate. 
So I seek to scatter sunshine 
In a dark and cheerless place. 
Loving words have given courage; 
Smiles have cheered the tearful face. 
In the joy of helping others, 
God's good time I waste no more 
Since my life has found its mission 
Waiting at the very door. 
—Eben E. Rexford. 
Reading: "The Hands of Jesus" 
(The one giving this should have read the chapter, "As a Child," 
in "Desire of Ages," and should comment especially upon the last 
paragraph.) 
THE hands of Jesus were active hands—the hands of a 
toiler, Holman Hunt has sketched Him in the carpenter's shop. 
The day's work is done, and the tired man stretches out his 
hands in an attitude of weariness. Manlike, He wearied. God-
like, He worked. Labor was never so dignified and common 
vocations were never so beautified as when Jesus earned His 
bread by the sweat of His face. Only He who understood 
human toil could sympathetically say to the heavy laden and 
wearied soul, "Come unto Me, . . . and I will give you rest." 
Matt. 11: 28. 
The hands of Jesus were altruistic,— hands that assisted 
others for their good. They lifted up, not pushed down; 
lightened burdens, not added to them; gave relief, not ap-
propriated; electrified, not terrified. 
It is said that during a crisis in Waterloo's conflict Wellington 
requested an officer to take a strong position of the enemy. " Let 
me feel the pressure of your victorious hand," said the hesitating 
leader, "and I will take it." 
The pressure of Christ's hand drove the tormenting spirit 
from the distressed lad (Mark 9: 25-27); it multiplied meat 
and bread for the fatigued and hungry multitude (Matt. 15: 
32-37); it made Peter buoyant when he was sinking in deep 
waters. Matt. 14: 30. Anywhere, everywhere; at any time, 
all the time; to any one and every one, His hands were doing 
good. , 
The hands of Jesus were those of a sufferer—pierced hands. 
Many years before, Zechariah noted them: " What are these 
wounds in Thine hands?" Zech. 13: 6. 
Jesus had hand wounds—not wounds in one hand, but in 
both. Ary Scheffer, when painting his picture of Christ, left 
the hands unfinished for some time, "Hands as well as faces," 
said he, "are molded by character. I must study the hands of 
those who in some measure do the works of Christ." Later 
he saw a dying driver whose hands were torn and bleeding by 
trying to control a runaway horse and thus save the lives in 
his custody. As Ary looked at them, he said, " I think I' can 
now paint the hands of Jesus." Pierced hands were a part of 
His atoning sacrifice. 
The hands of Jesus were benedictory hands. What pictures! 
He took little children on His knees, "put His hands upon them, 
and blessed them." Mark 10: 16. And when His big children 
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stood about Him, " He lifted up His hands, and blessed them." 
Luke 24: 50. 
The hands of Jesus are the hands of a Saviour. Not were,-
though they were,- but are. He is "the same yesterday, and 
today, and forever." Heb. 13: 8.- William P. Pearce. 
Testimonies Study and Discussion 
(Pass out these references in advance. Encourage all to 
join in a discussion.) 
I. To whom has God given a special work? " Testimonies," 
Vol. VIII, p, 170, last pat, and p. 171. Also, "Christ's Ob-
ject Lessons,' p. 326, last par. 
2. How many did the Saviour include in His commission? 
"Desire of Ages," p. 822, par. 1. 
3. Where are we to begin work? Ib., last par, 
4. What mark of perfection does the Master expect/ " Christ's 
Object Lessons," p. 330, pars. 2-4. 
5. Which is better, our plan or God's? "Ministry of Heal-
ing," p. 473, pars. 2, 3. 
6. Who, then, should choose our life work? Id., p. 472, pars. 
3, 4; and p. 473, par. 1. 
7. How does the work of the humble measure with that of 
those who make more show? Id., p. 477, par. 1, first two 
sentences. 
8. Does promotion come to those who seek it not? Id., p. 477, 
pars. 3, 4. 
Standard of Attainment Band 
1. Discussion: There must be uppermost in our minds the 
passion for the souls of men and women. We are a one-
purpose organization. That purpose is to win men to Christ. 
Everything else is to have a subordinate place. Week by week 
we must press home upon the hearts of those we work for, 
their need of a Saviour. What place does definite soul winning 
occupy in your circle? Henry Ward Beecher used to say, Every 
Christian is to be a pilot boat. He is to cruise about hard by 
the harbor of salvation, watching for the tempest-tossed soul, 
if perchance he may guide that soul into the harbor of life." 
2. Report of work. Assignment of definite work to be done 
during the coming week. 
3. Prayer for the youth of your neighborhood. 
4. Review of lesson. Assignment of new lesson. 
Literature and Correspondence Band 
" Open the Scriptures to some one that is in darkness, and 
you will not complain of weariness and lack of interest in 
the cause of truth. Your heart will be awakened to an anxiety 
for souls, and joy in the evidences of the faith will fill your 
heart, and you will know that 'he that watereth shall be 
watered also himself,' "- Review and Herald, March 18, 1888. 
1. A season of prayer, 
2. Study and discussion of Present Truth No. 19. 
3. Organize for the new territory to be entered with this 
number. 
4i Your paper for next week is No. 20. Ask some one to 
lead out in a brief study of " The State of the Dead." (See 
page 2.) 
The Call Coming Over the Sea 
THEBE'S a call coming over the sea, friend, 
A bugle to warfare for God; 
It calls thee to marshal thy forces, 
And capture dear souls for the Lord. 
The heathen are groping so blindly 
Midst the awful distress of their night; 
Their arms are outstretched in beseeching 
To deliver them out of their plight. 
Perchance, though, thy soul has been longing, 
Thou mightest hasten to lands o'er the sea; 
To forward supplies to thy comrades, 
Is thy Captain's commission to thee. 
Neglect not, whate'cr be thy duty, 
Lest the blood of their souls mark thy doom: 
For the call coming over the sea, friend, 
Is from brothers in anguish and gloom. 
When victory comes, and the triumph, 
Wilt thou count self-denial a loss? 
Will the rapture of heaven be blighted 
By the care thou hast borne, and the cross? 
All heaven was spent for thy saving; 
Then eanst thou refuse to obey? 
Bestir thee, accomplish thy mission 
For God and thy brothers, I pray. 
- Worthic Harris Holden. 
Reports From Mission Fields 
(For Week Ending June 18) 
Suggestive Program 
.A Stirring Song Service. (Sing "Jesus Loves Even Me," and, if pos-
sible, have its story told. See Sankey's "Story of the Gospel 
Hymns.") 
Bible Answers to Missionary Questions. 
Prayer for the Finishing of the Work. (Make this a season of prayer 
for God's work and workers, especially in the lands most stricken 
by persecution. As this goes to press, the conditions in China call 
for the earnest prayers of God's children.) 
Report of the Missions Committee: "A Reunion." (Those to give re-
ports come dressed in traveling clothes, with baggage, as if they 
have just returned from their fields of labor. Each one is eager to 
tell the others of the work in his field.) 
Poem: "The Call Coming Over the Sea." 
Mission Story: "Indian Young People Refuse to Turn Back." 
Appoint a Missions Committee for Next Month. 
Bands Meet. 
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THE THIRD ANGEL'S MESSAGE 
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Bible Answers to Missionary Questions 
1. WHAT are missionaries? 2 Cor. 5: 20. 
2. Are there enough missionaries/ Matt. 9: 37. 
3. What is our duty, then? Matt. 9: 38. 
4. What is the state of the heathen world? Ps. 74: 20. 
5. What can take away its darkness? John 8: 12. 
6. Why do the heathen not worship the true God? Rom. 10: 14, 
7. Do they want the gospel? Acts 16: 9. 
S. Have the gospel messengers always been gladly received by 
the heathen? Mark 4: 5-8. 
9, Does God care for them? Isa. 49: 22. 
10. Did Jesus come to save them/ John 10: 16. 
11. Who are sent to bring them in/ Acts 1: 8. 
12, Who sends these witnesses? John 20: 21. 
13, What is the great commission? Matt. 28: 19. 
14, Who were the first missionaries? Acts 13: 2. 
15. Can children be missionaries? 2 Kings 5: 2, 3. 
16, What have missionaries suffered? Heb. 11: 37, 38. 
17. Why did Jesus permit this? Matt. 10: 24. 
18. What help has Jesus promised? Matt. 28: 20. 
19. What have missionaries accomplished? Isa. 9: 2. 
20. Has God promised them success? Mal. 1:11. 
21, What reward has Jesus promised? Dan. 12:3. 
22. When will missions end/ Matt. 24: 14. 
Indian Young People Refuse to Turn Back 
(A story from Pastor P. A. Stahl, of experiences he encountered as 
alone he traveled through territory occupied by savage Indians on his 
way back from his recent tour of inspection into the very tropical 
regions of eastern Peru, South America.) 
ONE Friday afternoon I struck camp and prepared to rest 
over the Sabbath. I was tired and exhausted, not so much 
from the hardness of the way, but because of the great burden 
on my heart after having heard the earnest pleas for help 
from an Indian chief I had just met. His pleadings seemed 
to be more than I could bear. It was wonderful to think of 
these crude savages, who I had heard all along would kill a 
white man at sight, having received me so tenderly and ho 
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kindly and pleaded so earnestly that a teacher might be sent 
them, that they also might know the true God. 
Sabbath morning I arose, and after studying and having 
prayer alone with my stranger guide (a young man I had 
met on the boat), while I was sitting there on the ground 
with my back against a tree, there suddenly emerged from the 
forest a large group of Indians from the Campo, tribe, who 
were led by a tall, majestic-looking woman. I arose and 
greeted her, and she told me she had received word that the 
pastor from the Perene Mission was going through her district, 
and she wanted to reach me. The thing that impressed me 
most was the large group of young people who were with her, 
the ages ranging from fifteen to twenty years, and their won- 
derfully bright faces. We had a meeting there in the forest 
with these people which lasted four hours. They stayed with 
me during the Sabbath, and in the morning accompanied me 
for several miles on my journey. As we started out, a group 
of twenty young men came to me and said, " We are going 
-with you to the mission, to attend the school there." I thought 
it would be impossible for these young men to attend the school, 
as we had refused hundreds who live in the district adjacent 
to the school. Then again I thought of the severe cold to be 
encountered in getting to our school, of having to journey five 
days over the snow-capped mountains before reaching our mis- 
sion on the headwaters of the Amazon. So I told them they 
Would never be able to stand the cold, accustomed as they were 
to the heat and clad as thinly as they were. 
We journeyed on, this ehieftainess, as she proved to be, 
bidding me good-by and saying, "Be sure you do not forget 
my people." She watched me disappear, gazing wistfully after 
me, but these young men continued to follow. They followed 
for two days, until we were one third of the way up the cold 
mountains. Then again I explained to them that they should 
go back, and if the Lord was willing, we would send a teacher 
and open up a mission school among them also. They all re-
turned, with the exception of one, who persisted in accompany-
ing me. With him I shared the clothing I had on. As we 
traveled those four awful days, it seemed that we would perish 
with the cold, but the Lord took care of us, and we arrived 
safely at our mission. The young lad is now in the school, a 
faithful student there, studying hard, with only the one object 
in view,—to go back to his people and teach them about the 
true God. 
Oh, how we need men and means to fill these wonderful open- 
ings God has made for us! May God help us in rendering to 
Him a faithful stewardship at this time, when He is working 
so, wonderfully in reaching helpless souls lost in the darkness 
of 'heathenism! 
Standard of Attainment Band 
1. Discussion: At this time another careful canvass of 'the 
religious needs of the neighborhood should be made. What 
we should attempt to do for — 
a. Unconverted young people of Adventist parentage. 
b. Children of Junior age in need of companionship, 
c. Families who recently moved into your neighborhood. 
d. Lonesome young people who have no home contacts. 
2. Prayer for the baptism of the Holy Spirit. "It is the 
heartfelt prayer of faith that is heard in heaven and answered 
on earth."—"Gospel Workers," p. 177. 
3. Report of work. Assignment of special work for each 
member. 
4. Review of lesson. Will the band members please note 
that it is the purpose of the lessons to introduce the subject to 
be studied? Each member should do much supplementary read-
ing on the subject, and study the topic more fully than is pos-
sible in short lessons. Each one should aim at a clear under-
standing of the truths studied, so that they themselves can ex-
plain them. 
Assignment of lesson. 
Literature and Correspondence Band 
"Young men and women should be educated to become 
workers in their own neighborhoods and in other places. Let 
all set their hearts and minds to become intelligent in regard 
to the work for this time, qualifying themselves to do that 
for which they are best adapted." 
1. Emphasize the fact that this literature and correspondence 
band work is educating your Missionary Volunteers to become 
workers in their own neighborhoods. 
2. Call for several short prayers. 
3.- Exchange interesting experiences while out with Present 
Truth No. 19. 
4. Study No. 20 as assigned last week. 
5. Give out No. 21 for study during the week. 
A Popular Delusion 
(For Week Ending June 25) 
Suggestive Program 
Opening Song: "What Says the Bible?" No. 196 in "The Gospel in 
Song." 
Sentence Prayers for Guidance. 
A Threefold Bible Study. (See Present Truth No. 21, p. 3, last column. 
You may wish to have this conducted by three different Missionary 
Volunteers.) 
Leader's Talk: "Prepare to Withstand." (Read carefully and base, 
your remarks on the chapter, " Spiritualism," in "Early Writings," 
PP. 262-266. See also PP. 59, 60, and 86-91.) 
Brief Sketch: "Beginning of Spiritualism." (This is the story of the 
Fox family at Hydesville, N. Y. See the Crisis Series, "Spiritual 
ism Versus Christianity," by C. B. Haynes, pp. 16-18. Or you map 
know some other source of information on this subject.) 
Testimonies Symposium from " Great Controversy." 
Reading: " Work of the Holy Spirit." (See Present Truth No. 21, p. 4: 
"A Word of Caution," by H. H Hastings.) 
Close with Song and Prayer. 
Bands Meet. 
Note to the Leader 
There is nothing so subtle as a popular delusion. It is so 
easy to be drawn within its snare before we are aware of it. 
Spiritualism is rapidly spreading into the very ranks of the 
Christian churches. Seventh-day Adventist young people must 
be able to withstand the approaches of this popular delusion. 
For this reason it is an appropriate topic for our consideration 
to-day. Lead your Missionary Volunteers into a thorough study, 
but guard against its taking a light and frivolous turn, which 
would do more harm than good. Be prayerful, be tactful, be 
in earnest, as you present the theme. Co-operate closely with 
your literature and correspondence band. Present Truth No.. 
21, referred to in this program, is the one they are studying this 
week. Study the entire paper. There may be other things 
presented that you will wish to use instead of some suggested. 
Testimonies Symposium from " The Great 
Controversy " 
1. WHY will many be ensnared because of considering spirit 
manifestations mere sleight-of-hand tricks? P. 553, par. 1. 
2. What does Satan do in order to win all classes/ P. 553, 
last par. 
3. How can we be fully fortified against this delusion? P. 556, 
par. 1. 
4. Why is it even more dangerous than in years past? P. 557, 
last par.; and p. 558, par. 1. 
5. In what way may we be guilty of putting ourselves under 
the power of Satan? P. 558, last par. 
6. Against whom must we fight in opposing Spiritualism? P. 
559, par. 2. 
Standard of Attainment Band 
1. Discussion: Attention to little things, faithfully doing 
our tasks, this assures us of success in our appointed -work. 
" Those who desire to do a great deal of good in our world 
must be willing to do it in God's way, by doing little things. 
He who wishes to reach the loftiest heights of achievement by 
doing something great and wonderful, will fail of doing any-
thing."—Youth's Instructor, Jan. 1, 1907, p. 3. 
2. Report of work and assignment of definite tasks for the 
coming week. Bear in mind our outline of last week. What 
have you to report on each class indicated? Keep your list up 
to date, and follow up every opening constantly. 
3. Prayer for those in need of spiritual help. 
4. Discussion of lesson and assignment. 
Literature and Correspondence Baud 
" Luther's pen was a power, and his writings, scattered broad-
cast, stirred the world. The same agencies aro at our com-
mand, with facilities multiplied a hundredfold.. . . We are to 
give the last warning of God to men, and what should be our 
earnestness in studying the Bible, and our zeal in. spreading the 
light! "—"2'estimowies," Vol. VI, p, 403. 
1. Special prayer for the correspondence lists today. 
2. Call for reports from those mailing out papers. Have 
letters been received? Read these as an encouragement to 
others. Be sure to follow up every indication of interest with 
personal correspondence. 
3. Your paper to pass out this week, No. 26, is another one 
on prophecy. Urge all to study and know for themselves. 
"Di choosing men and women for His service, God does not 
ask whether they possess learning or eloquence or worldly 
wealth. He asks, Do they walk in such humility that I can 
teach them My way? Can I put My words into their lipst 
Will they represent �
" 
"IF every moment were valued and rightly employed, we 
should have time for everything that we need to do for ourselves 
or for the world." 
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Sleeting 
Suggestion Corner for Junior 
Superintendents 
A good program is proof of thorough preparation. You are 
especially anxious for a good program for the last week of 
this month. Study and plan for it now. 
A wide-awake society also depends upon the fact that every 
boy and girl counts the society his own. We value a thing by 
the price that we pay for it. No society will mean all that it 
can to a boy or a girl until it taxes his effort. This is true in 
the matter of taking part on the programs; it is also true in the 
setting to work of the hand in service. Boys and girls are 
not looking for soft snaps. Give them something worthy of an 
effort. 
While it is well to take reports of the missionary work that 
is done by the Juniors in their homes and communities, it is 
also important to have some lines of missionary work in which 
all may engage as a band. Perhaps you may be drilling on a 
program that the society is preparing to give at some institu-
tion, such as the old folks' home. Have a short meeting once 
in a while, and turn the whole society into a correspondence 
band by having some write a number of missionary letters, 
others write to families to whom the Signs or Present Truth is 
being sent. Others may write to missionaries in foreign fields, 
still others to some isolated shut-ins. This will take planning, 
but it will add greatly to the spirit and interest of your meet-
ings. Try to work along with the programs. 
Busy for Jesus During Vacation 
(For Week Ending June 4) 
Suggestive Program 
Opening Song: No. 579 in "Christ In Song." 
Scripture Story. (Tell in your own words the parable of Matthew 20: 
1-10. Read Mark 13: 34. Every person has a work, even the boys 
and girls, and their reward will be the same as that of the tried 
older workers.) 
Special Song: " Beacon Lights," No. 1 of " Sunshine Songs for Boys 
and Girls." 
Superintendent's Talk: " Making Time Count for Jesus." 
Recitation: "Carer's Shoes." 
Talk: "A True Missionary." (After the brief introduction suggested in 
the notes, the incidents given should be read by different Juniors.) 
Exercise: " Introducing the Paper." 
Superintendent's Plans and Response. 
Close with Prayer that each Junior may be blessed in bringing the light 
to some one else during the summer. 
Notes for Leaders 
In many places our boys and girls are spending some of their 
vacation time — how? Yes, there aro the swimming and the 
hiking and the camping and lots of other nice things that come 
along with vacation but a number of our boys and girls are 
also remembering Jes
us and His great command to give the 
gospel to others, along with their good times; in fact, there 
are Doris and Loren and Catherine and Earl and Judson and 
Edward and Stanley and many others whose names I do not 
know, who seem to be having a real good time while they are 
scattering seeds of truth and earning money besides. This 
program is to be devoted to some very practical plans, and it 
will have to have a practical preparation. 
Study it all through, and decide how many copies of Our 
Little Friend your boys and girls will be able to use. Do not 
put the number too low. Children can dispose of more than 
we think. Have them on hand. This is important. Be sure 
to have the canvass spoken of under the "Exercise" carefully 
prepared. The superintendent should give some time to plan-
ning a field day. An hour or two spent with four girls or boys 
out in house-to-house work will give an experience which will 
inspire enthusiasm. If possible, take a few of the older 
Juniors out before this meeting, and then let them speak from 
experience. The superintendent should be the inspiration and 
courage for such a trip. Getting started is always the hardest, 
but with prayer in the heart and a courteous canvass on the 
lips, and the confidence which comes of knowing that their 
leader is watching them and praying for them, the children 
are bound to succeed. 
For a poster, cut out the accompanying picture and put 
under it the words, " These Juniors Did It. Come and Learn 
More About It." 
Superintendent's Talk- "Making Time Count 
for Jesus" 
Figure up the days and hours of vacation. How many are 
we going to use for ourselves/ How many for Jesus? The 
gospel of the kingdom is to go to all the world. Matt, 24: 14. 
That is the business of every Christian. How many hours will 
you be willing to put in in the King's business? (Emphasize 
this point by telling how wonderfully God is working among 
all people to bring the truth to them, and how He is using the 
humble instruments, such as a tract or a book. Bring in some 
incident from mission lands told in a recent Beview. Put the 
question to the children as to whether they have ever brought 
some one else into the light of the truth.) Is it not worth 
trying? 
It is not hard to give out a paper, and many times 
souls aro won to God. Copies of Our Little Friend were sent 
to some children whose father was an infidel. Now the chil-
dren have said that they wish to be Seventh-day Adventists, 
and the father believes that there is a God. Is there any Junior 
too small to give out such a paper? In every instance when 
God has wanted something done, He has called upon those who 
were already busy. He wanted a leader to lead the children of 
Israel to Canaan, and he called upon Moses, who was busy with 
flocks of sheep. When He wanted a king to rule over Israel, 
He called upon David, who was caring for his father's sheep. 
When he wanted a missionary to go to India, He called Carey, 
who was busy cobbling shoes. 
Jesus will never send to a lazy Junior an invitation to help 
in closing the work. 
Carey's Shoes 
" MY business is preaching the gospel," 
Said Carey the Cobbler one day; 
" And I mend shoes to pay the expenses, 
The needful expenses to pay." 
So the shoes of Carey the Cobbler 
Were sturdily first to set forth 
On the path that leads eastward and westward, 
To the south and the ultimate north. 
Do you wear them—the shoes that he cobbled? 
They will carry you firmly afar 
From 'the Land of the Miser and Glutton, 
Where splendor and luxury are. 
And their soles are none of the smoothest, 
And their patches are coming apart, 
But they lead by the pathway of service 
To the Father's home and His heart! 
—Amos B. Wells. 
" OUR LITTLE PRISED" WORKERS 
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Talk: "A True Missionary " 
FATHERS and mothers are always interested in what their 
Children see and read. One of the surest ways of making 
friends with people is to get acquainted with the boys and girls. 
One worker who is winning people to the truth always gives 
some copies of Our Little Friend to the children, then when 
she starts to give out the Signs or Present Truth, the children 
say, "Here comes the lady who gives us our papers." And of 
course the fathers and mothers take the other papers too. Did 
you ever see any boys or girls who did not enjoy Our Little 
Friend? Then why not win other boys and girls to Jesus by 
the use of this little paper? It is one of the easiest to sell, 
for it costs just 5 cents. (Call on two others to read the next 
two paragraphs.) 
Story of Captains Nemo.— A little girl once received her 
Little Friend each Sabbath, along with the other children who 
went to Sabbath school. She used to bring it home, and her 
father read it just because it belonged to his little girl. As a re-
sult he became interested in Bible study, and soon afterward 
stopped gambling and racing horses. He was converted, and 
became a fine member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. 
This happened a long time ago, and the little girl is now grown 
up, but she is always thankful to Our Little Friend for what 
it did for her father. 
Another Conversion.—One day a man asked us for a Bible 
study. He said his attention had been called to the matter by 
reading the little papers that the children brought him. The 
study was arranged for, and the man was led to believe the 
truth. Don't you want to win others to Jesus this way? 
Exercise: " Introducing the Paper 
Have one of the Juniors learn a canvass and knock at the 
door with a paper just as if he were presenting it to a stranger. 
This must be practiced, so that the bearing and courtesy of 
the canvasser will be apparent. The following is a suggestive 
canvass: 
"Good morning! I have here a fine paper, full of good, 
interesting stories for boys and girls. I am selling these papers 
to earn a scholarship in a Christian school. Thousands of chil• 
dren read this paper every week. I am sure your children 
would enjoy it. The price is only 5 cents." 
Superintendent's Plans and Response 
PASS out the following testimonials borne by boys and girls 
who have actually been out and sold Our Little Friend. After 
this, present your own plans for a field day. Teach the can-
vass. It will be necessary for the superintendent to have plenty 
of help from parents or other members of the church. Make a 
special effort to have parents present at this meeting. It 
would be far better to omit the program for the present until 
plans are definite for a field experience, than to have the 
program, and then to allow the enthusiasm thus aroused to 
die without putting it into action And so if there is one part 
important above another, it is the organizing of groups of chil-
dren, with a chaperon, who will actually put the paper into 
the hands of boys and girls who do not know the truth for 
this time. 
One of the strongest features to present at this time is the 
feet that it is possible to make 3 cents on each copy sold. 
Many boys and girls are helping with their school tuition in 
this way. Others are earning money for missions. In fact, one 
group of children at a camp meeting swelled their offering over 
the $250 mark just by selling Our Little Friend each day. 
Testimynials.-1. "I am happy to be a Little Friend worker. 
The people seem so pleased to receive the paper. I believe there 
are many homes waiting for the good stories in Our Little 
Friend." 
2. "I am not afraid to go to the houses with Our Tattle 
Friend. My part is to carry the papers, ring the doorbell, and 
give my canvass, and God does the rest!' 
3. "At first I did not want to go Little Friend selling. I 
wanted to play, but one experience as a Little Friend worker 
settled the play question for me. I am so much happier selling 
Friends and saving souls than I could ever be playing ball." 
4. "When I started out yesterday afternoon, I prayed that 
I might be able to sell at least ten Friends. I sold fifteen. 
Our entire Junior tent [this was at camp, meeting] prayed for 
w sale of 200 for the afternoon end ,sold 250. last year we 
prayed for a sale of 500 for the camp meeting time and sold 
1,000. God does hear the prayer of the praying Friend worker." 
Sticking to It 
(For Week Ending June 11) 
Suggestive Program 
song Service. 
Open the Meeting with the Missionary Volunteer Rally Song (" Sunshine 
Songs," p. 51). 
Read and then repeat together Luke 9:62. 
Learn the Memory Gem: (Have the following sentence printed some- 
where so that all may read it: " You cannot obtain heaven without 
earnest, persevering effort"—"Testimonies,' Vol. III, p. 388.) 
Leader's Talk: " The Time to Stick." 
Recitation: "It Is Time." 
An Object Talk. �
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Symposium: "Lessons From the Ant." (Obtain a "True Education 
Reader," Book Four. Any child who has been in the fourth grade 
of a church school will have one. Have the article on page 112 read 
by several of the Juniors. Also have the first paragraph of the 
nest article, page 115, read.) 
Superintendent's Talk. 
Close by repeating Mizpah. 
Notes for the Leaders 
Summertime is often a discouraging one for the Junior 
Society. School has closed, and the teacher, who, of course, has 
been a great help in the society, may be leaving. Many boys 
and girls go on their vacation. Then some of the days are so 
hot that it seems impossible to do any real thinking or work. 
Now is the very time, though, which will test out what the 
Juniors can do in the face of every circumstance. Have the 
time and place of the Junior meeting thoroughly announced, 
so that every boy and girl will know; choose carefully the time 
for meeting, so that the greatest number can be present; and 
then have some definite summer plans. This program should 
be a kind of rally program at the beginning of the summer. 
For a poster, put a stamp on a sheet of paper, with the 
words, "A stamp is no good unless it sticks. How about your 
sticking qualities? " Some word as to your special summer 
plans, and a challenge that they will test the grit of every 
Junior, will arouse the interest of the boys and girls who 
see it. 
Leader's Talk: " The Time to Stick " 
You have just repeated a sentence which means a great deal 
to every boy and girl. It is going to take backbone, and not 
just wishbone, to belong to the great army of Jesus. On page 
52 of "Steps to Christ" we are told that "many will be lost 
while hoping and desiring to be Christians." It is the wilt 
which boys and girls must use, instead of depending on just 
what they feel like doing. How do you suppose Nehemiah felt 
when his workers had to build with their weapons in their 
hands, so that they might defend themselves from their enemies/ 
(Read Neh. 4: 17, 18.) But the Israelites stuck to the task in 
spite of all difficulties. Then his enemies tried to discourage 
him by tolling lies about him. But Nehemiah sent back word, 
and stuck to his work. (Read Neh. 6: 3, 8, 9.) When the task 
was the hardest, then Nehemiah prayed and worked. Cyrus 
Field never would have succeeded in laying a cable across the 
Atlantic if he had given up after trying and failing three 
times. Admiral Peary failed again and again when he tried 
to reach the north pole, but there was no surrender with him, 
and at last he won. A little boy with a small shovel can clear 
away a great deal of snow if only be keeps at it. (Use the 
foregoing illustration in your own way, and then speak of some 
of the obstacles that make the society slump in summer. " It's 
too hot to go to Junior meeting this afternoon," one will say. 
Another will refuse to take part because he just can't think or 
study during vacation. And then, John and Edward have gone 
on their vacation, and so Ted couldn't possibly come. Just 
when others are away and the task is hard, that is the time 
to stick.) 
It Is Time 
IT is time to be brave, it is time to be true, 
It is time to be finding the thing you can do, 
It is time to put by the dream and the sigh, 
And work for the cause that is holy and high. 
It is time to be lowly and humble of heart. 
It is time for the lilies of meekness to start; 
For the heart to be white and the steps to be right, 
And the hands to be weaving a garment of light. 
—Selected. 
An Object Talk 
TARE to meeting a bunch- of twigs to represent a hedge, the 
kind where twigs are close, which of Course would Make it very 
difficult to get through. Then tell the story of John Halifax, 
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who, when asked the question, " What would you do, John, if 
you were shut up here and had to get over that yew hedge? 
You could not climb it," answered, "I know that, and there-
fore I should not waste time in trying." "Would you give 
up, then?" He smiled, and there was no giving up in that 
smile. "I'll tell you what I'd do: I'd begin and break it, twig 
by twig, till I forced ray way through, and got safe out at the 
other side." 
Then speak of some of the twigs which make up the hedge 
which holds a society back. Nonattendance is one. Hold up 
one twig, and ask how many Juniors are willing to break it by 
promising that they will be there and on time during the 
summer whenever they possibly can. Break it as there is a 
response. Another twig which might be broken is an unwilling-
ness to take part on the program when asked. Others are, never 
doing any missionary work, never reporting, irreverence, etc. 
You will think of the drawbacks against which your own society 
is pulling. (This talk, to be effective, should be well prepared. 
Ask the superintendent to help you in naming your twigs.) . 
Superintendent's Talk 
Review the work that the society has done during the past 
month. Perhaps there have not been so many missionary letters 
written lately; if so, have your plans ready. Suggest a list 
of names, and write a model letter, so that the Juniors may 
choose a name and write a letter. It might be well to turn the 
meeting into a work, band. Or, if there have been fewer mis-
sionary visits made, suggest where such are needed, and ask 
for volunteers who will make the visits during the coming week. 
This item on the program should fit the definite needs of your 
society and strengthen the weak point in missionary activity. 
Summer months should be active ones in service. 
Our Law: I Will Care for My Body 
(For Week Ending June 18) 
Suggestive �
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Opening Song: No. 559 in "Christ in Song." 
Remain standing and repeat thoughtfully the Junior Pledge and Law. 
Read 3 Jahn 2 in concert. 
Ask all to join in a season of silent prayer, which is closed by repeat- 
ing the Lord's Prayer. 
Superintendent's Talk: "I Will Care for My Body." 
All Join in Song. "On the Quest for Health." (The words for this 
song should be written on the blackboard where all may read them 
easily.) 
Exercise: "Making Strong Bodies." 
Recitation: " The Best Six Doctors." 
Story: "How Joseph Bates Cared for Ilia Body." (The person telling 
this story can find other interesting incidents in the life of this 
fine pioneer by referring to the Reading Course book.) 
Close by repeating Junior Pledge. 
Notes to Leaders 
Another Junior Law program! 0 that each part of our Law 
may become a part of the life of every Junior Missionary 
Volunteer! Be sure that the Pledge and the Law are where 
all may see them, but try to see that all repeat them from 
memory. 
For a poster, draw a great archway and label it " Service!' 
Have steps leading up to the archway, each step bearing the 
name of a health habit which is necessary for a sound body; 
for instance, exercise, proper food, plenty of sleep, are all 
stepping-stones to a body and brain that are able to give the 
service God requires. 
Superintendent's Talk: "I Will Care for 
My Body" 
I AM glad I can talk to Juniors about caring for their bodies. 
I will tell you why. If a Junior truly learns to care for his 
body during the years when the building of that body house is 
in progress, he is more likely to become a strong and useful 
worker in the cause of God. 
You all remember reading about the hurricane in Florida a 
few months ago. After the worst part of the debris and nib-
bish was cleared away, it was discovered that only buildings 
of poor material and workmanship were seriously damaged in 
the storm. Houses with a good foundation of cement and 
mortar and those built of lumber put in place with suffieient 
nails, withstood the blast of that terrible windstorm. Too much 
sand in the cement, defects in the timber, no nails where nails 
should be,— all these weaknesses caused the whole structure to 
go to pieces in a time of testing. Florida learned then who 
were the good builders and carpenters of those coast cities. 
It is just that way with our bodies. We are building a body 
structure' to endiire hardness, as a good soldier for the Master. 
You Juniors are the managers of that building process. You 
help to choose the building material for that body house 
when you choose your food for breakfast, dinner, and lunch. 
The nails, cement, and mortar too, you must get by choosing 
foods with lime, phosphorus, and iron, or your body house will 
not be firmly bound together. Vegetables, fruit, grains, and 
milk eaten in abundance daily will supply that building material. 
Even the carpenters who build that body structure for You are 
in that food. We call them Mr, A, Mr. 33, and Mr. C. These 
carpenters are the vitamins, or those elements in food that give 
it the vital spark so it can be made into good muscle, bone, and 
nerve tissue. 
Because you are the manager, you must not forget your 
body needs plenty of sleep, with window open, if the fires to 
warm the body house are to be kept burning brightly. A good 
manager, too, will supply lumber to the workmen only When 
needed; and if you are master' of that body building, you, 
'too, will eat only at the time for meals. A good manager will 
keep the house clean inside and outside. God tells us in His 
Holy Book that it is our "reasonable service" to case for our 
bodies. He tells us our bodies, as well as our souls, should 
be healthy. 
Juniors who have learned to care for their bodies, (who have 
established good habits, are the ones the King of kings is 
calling to carry the message of Jesus' soon return to this world. 
Will He be able to say to you Junior Volunteers when He 
comes, "Good and faithful servant; thou halt been faithful 
over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things"? 
KATHRYN L. JENSEN. 
Song: "On the Quest for Health" 
(Tune: " Onward, Christian Soldiers ") 
HAPPY Junior Volunteers 
On the quest for health, 
For we know that bodies strong 
Are our greatest wealth. 
We are all united 
'Gainst a common foe, 
From our homes and schoolrooms 
Dread disease must go. 
CHORUS 
Modern Junior Volunteers, 
Battling for the right, 
We are Fresh Air soldiers 
Morning, noon, and night. 
Loyal Junior Volunteers, 
Forward we will go, 
'Meath the Good Health banner, 
We can't fail, we know. 
Open wide the windows, 
Let the fresh air in, 
It will make us stronger, 
It will help us win. 
Exercise: "Making Strong Bodies" 
Ask five Juniors to take the following questions, and answer 
them in not more than a minute each. If they are members of 
the physiology class, all the bettor. 
1. Why does brushing the teeth prevent their decay? 
2. How does keeping the hands clean and away from the 
mouth lessen the chance of disease? 
3. Why is frequent bathing necessary to the best of health? 
4, What does sleep do for the body? 
5. What kinds of food are the best builders, and why? 
The Best Six Doctors 
THE best six doctors anywhere— 
And no one can deny it — 
Are sunshine, water, rest, and air, 
And exercise, and diet. 
These six will gladly attend, 
If only you are willing. , 
Your ills they'll mend, 
Your cares they'll tend, 
And charge you not' a shilling 
— Selected. 
Story: "How Joseph Bates Cared for 'His Body" 
IN the year 1792, jolt previous to the time when God had a 
special Message to warn the world of His soon return, a little 
boy was born in the city of Rochester, Mass. 
This boy's name was Joseph Bates. In old New England, 
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boys and girls grew up into sturdy young men and women. 
They lived much out of doors, ate the fruit and vegetables 
direct from the hands of Mother Nature, and early in life 
learned to obey father and mother. 
Joseph was no exception. In those days many boys wanted 
to. become sailors. Joseph begged and begged his father to let 
him go to sea. Finally, when the boy was fifteen years of age, 
his father consented, and Joseph sailed as cabin boy on the 
good ship " Fanny " from New York to London, England. In 
tgose days there were no huge ocean liners. Only sailboats 
carried people and cargo over the Atlantic. 
At the age of thirty-two, while on the ocean, Joseph Bates 
was converted. He had never been a heavy drinker, but he 
resolved then and there never again to touch any intoxicating 
drink. Three years previous he had given up the use of 
tobacco, In 1827 he organized the first temperance society in 
America. He stopped swearing, and allowed no one on his ship 
to use profane language. Later he gave up tea and coffee. 
As; ho continued to study his Bible, he resolved to eat no more 
meat or other unhealthful foods. 
Mrs. B. G. White tells us that when she first met Elder Bates, 
at the age of fifty-four, his figure was erect and of fine propor-
tions, his countenance was fair and Ms eye was clear and mild. 
Eighteen years of rigid temperance life had renewed the entire 
man. When God sent us a special message on healthful living 
in 1860, Joseph Bates welcomed it gladly, and was to God's 
chosen people a living demonstration of health reform. 
Only a few months before he died, at the age of eighty, he 
gave a talk that stirred his audience. He then stood as straight 
as a monument and trod the sidewalks as lightly as a fox. 
Because Joseph Bates listened to the voice of God speaking 
to him about the care ho should give his body, he was able for 
more than thirty-two years after leaving the sea, to work hard 
to help others to know about the third angel's message. 
KATHRYN L. JENSEN. 
Junior Day 
(For Week Ending June 25) 
Suggestive Program 
Opening Song. (Practice thoroughly and sing with spirit the Junior 
Missionary Volunteer rally song, No. 61, in `Sunshine Songs for 
Boys and Girls.") 
Sentence Prayers. (Ask several of your most earnest Juniors to 
volunteer to take part. This should be done privately before the 
meeting.) 
Leader's Welcome. 
Scripture Recitation. (The following verses may be memorized by the 
whole society, or if thorough preparation is impossible, a few may 
give them as an exercise: Dm. 40:11: 64: 13 Matt. 18: 4, 6, 10; 
19: 14; Rod. 12: 1 ; Prov. 8:17, 32.) 
Songs by several of the younger Juniors. (No, 16 in "Sunshine Songs 
for Boys and Girls.") 
Our Pledge and Law, (Before the society joins in reciting the pledge 
and the law, the leader should tell something about thorn. See 
Special Leader's Note.) 
Symposium: " Workers for Jesus." 
Recitation: "My Gifts for God's Service." 
Song' by Whole Society. (No. 24 in "Sunshine Songs for Boys and 
Girls.) 
Recitation: " The Bible." 
Standard of Attainment Drill. 
Close by repeating Junior Pledge. 
Note to Leaders 
This.is the time to let the fathers and mothers and the whole 
church know just what kind of Junior Missionary Volunteer 
,Reciety you are, and to tell them of some of the things you 
have been doing. In some churches the custom has been followed 
of giving a Sabbath service over to the Junior Missionary Volun-
teers once a year. And what could give a better idea of the 
society than to have a regular, carefully prepared society meet-
ing right there in church? If it seems inadvisable to follow 
-this plan make a special effort to have a large attendance at 
the regular Junior meeting on Sabbath afternoon. The week 
before, have each Junior copy a personal invitation to his 
-parents to attend, and see that an attractive and definite invita-
tion to other church members is read in church. Of course, for 
this program, as this is to be a special program, extra drill 
and preparation will be made. 
Special leader's Note 
Swett to 16ur Post, dear Junior leader. The fathers and 
mothers; want, to get acquainted with a real society, and of 
coarse that means that they would like to see how a real Junior 
leader conducts a meeting. And so learn your part well; know 
juist what' you are going to say in welcoming them, and in in-
troducing each item. Writ() it down if necessary, and then 
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your job. The following suggestions may help you: 
Suggestions for Welcome.— We are happy to have so many 
visitors with us to-day, because we wish you to become ac-
quainted with the Junior Missionary Volunteer Society. God 
has given us the promise that, "with such an army of workers 
as our youth, rightly trained, might furnish, how soon the mes-
sage of a crucified, risen, and soon-coming Saviour might be 
carried to the whole world! " That is the aim of our society, 
to train each member in service And so we are going to let 
you have a glimpse of what we are doing and learning here in 
our society. We all welcome you heartily. 
Suggestions for Introducing Items.—In introducing the 
Junior Pledge and Law, tell your visitors that the Law and 
Pledge are often repeated, and that every real Junior Mission-
ary Volunteer not only knows them, but rules his life by their 
principles. Before calling for the " Symposium," explain that 
a real society is a working society, and so you have asked a 
number of the members to tell of experiences they have had. 
In speaking of the Standard of Attainment Drill, tell them 
that you are all studying to be able to give an intelligent an-
swer concerning what you believe, that you want to be able 
to bring the truth to others, 
Symposium: "Workers for Jesus" 
Ask five Juniors to take part in this. One might tell about a 
paper or tract that he gave out, how he did it, and if any 
conversation followed, tell of it; another might tell of an ex-
perience in soliciting for missions during Harvest Ingathering; 
another, of how he earned some missionary money; still another 
might tell of a missionary visit, or of bringing a friend to Sab-
bath school; another could tell of visiting some one who was 
sick, etc. Make the experiences real, if necessary have them 
written out and drilled upon. 
My Gifts for God's Service 
(Recitation for one child or !several in concert.) 
Trtzsz two little handst God gave me 
To work for Him with all my might, 
Whene'er He bids me, strong and willing, 
From life's glad morning till the night. 
These little eyes' to keep their vigils, 
Lest sinful deeds my hands may do, 
To watch and keep the right path ever, 
That I to Him may e'er be true. 
These little ears' He gave that daily 
I His counsels wise might hear, 
These little feet' that on His errands 
I might run•afar and near. 
My heart' He gave that I might love Him, 
My voice(' that I His praise may sing; • 
And I pray that I may ever 
Serve with all my gifts my King. 
—Ida L. Reed. 
1 Hold up hands. 2 Lay finger tips on eyes. Touch ears. 
Point to 
feet. 'Lay hand to heart. "Touch lips lightly. 
The Bible 
THIS little book I'd rather own 
Than all the gold and gems 
That e'er in monarch's coffers shone, 
Than all their diadems. 
Nay, were the seas one chrysolite, 
The earth one golden ball, 
And diamonds all the stars of night, 
This book were worth them all. 
Yes, yes; this little book is worth 
All else to mortals given; 
For what are all the joys of earth 
Compared to joys of heaven? 
This is the guide our Father gave 
To lead to realms of day — 
A star whose luster gilds the grave, 
The light, the life, the way. 
—Wiltionn Leggett. 
Standard of Attainment Drill 
Two girls come forward, and are seated as if they are visit-
ing. In the conversation it develops that Mrs. Smith has just 
moved into the neighborhood, and Mrs. Case is calling. They 
talk of the Veagant neighborhood, and then Mrs. Smith asks 
what churches are near. Mrs. Case invites her to go to church 
with her, and tells her that she goes on Saturday, because she 
believes it to be the day that God asks His children to keep as 
Sabbath. Of course Mrs. Smith is curious and asks why. Then 
Mrs. Case takes a Bible out of her hand bag and tells her about 
the Sabbath, how it was made when the world was •ereated, 
that it Was commanded again at Sinai, and also how Jesus 
kept it. (Use teicts on pages 7 and 8 of the "Junior Standard 
of Attainment Manual.")